Gardaí investigating the murder of man in Dublin have arrested a man in his 30s and a woman aged in her 40s.

They were detained after officers at the Bridewell Garda Station discovered the body of a man at an apartment on Prussia Street in Stoneybatter earlier this evening.

A post mortem examination is expected to be carried out on the body tomorrow – to established the exact cause of the man’s death – but Gardaí have launched a murder enquiry.

The man and woman arrested in connection with this investigation are being questioned at the Bridewell Garda Station, under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be held for up to 24 hours.