GARDAÍ HAVE IDENTIFIED a man who was found dead Tuesday morning on a street in Dublin city centre.

Gardaí patrolling the city centre on Tuesday found the man on St Andrew’s Street in Dublin 2. The Department of Housing confirmed in a statement that evening that the man had been sleeping rough in the area.

“This is a tragedy and we extend our sympathies to the family and friends of the individual concerned,” a spokesperson for the Department said.

Padraig Drummond, the CEO of the Streetlink Homeless Support organisation, Dublin City Council and the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) had also extended condolences to those affected by the man’s death.

The DHRE said it had been in touch with gardaí who were working to gather more details on the man’s identity.

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána confirmed today that gardaí have since identified the man and and a post-mortem has been arranged.

A file is being prepared for the coroner, the spokesperson said.

The DRHE has a cold weather strategy in place for the winter months, which involves 40 extra emergency accommodation beds being made available. 

- Additional reporting by Eimer McAuley