The death of a homeless man in Dublin city centre is being blamed on last night's cold weather by local representatives.

The body, believed to be a man in his 40s, was discovered in the garden area of Dominick Street flats this morning.

Local Independent Councillor Christy Burke said the man was one of three men who had been living there with sleeping bags and cardboard boxes for a number of months.

"Every year someone dies of hypothermia in Dublin city," Cllr Burke said.

