Gardaí have begun a murder investigation after the death of a man in a serious public order incident in Dublin city centre.
The man, aged in his 30s, was found unresponsive with serious injuries by gardaí after emergency services were called to South Anne Street/Duke Lane Upper shortly after 3am on Saturday.
The injured man was treated at the scene and then taken by ambulance to St James’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
A second man, also in his 30s, was injured in the same area and has been treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The scene is being held for examination by the Garda technical bureau while investigations are ongoing.
Gardaí said the Office of the State Pathologist and local coroner have been notified.
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward, particularly anyone in the area of South Anne Street and Duke Lane Upper between 2.45am and 3.30am on Saturday.
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