Investigations are underway after a human skull and a bone were found on a beach in north Dublin.

The remains were found on Burrow Beach in Sutton around 1pm yesterday afternoon by a man out walking.

Gardaí say the skull appears to have been in the water for some time, and a doctor has confirmed it is human.

They were assisted in searching the area by the Dublin Coast Guard.

Both fragments have been removed to the morgue to be examined and identified.