Gardaí are investigating the sudden death of a 50-year-old man after he was taken from a Dublin canal last night.
Around 3am, Gardaí in Clondalkin and emergency services were called to an incident at the Ninth Lock in Clondalkin where the body of a man was taken from the canal.
The man was removed by ambulance to Tallaght hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The coroner has been notified and a post-mortem will be carried out.