Man (30s) found dead at Dublin house named as man in his 60s released without charge

Body of David O’Mahony found after gardaí called to Brookwood Heights, Artane, in early hours of Saturday

The house in Brookwood Heights in Artane, Dublin, where the body of David O'Mahony was found last Saturday. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The Irish Times
The house in Brookwood Heights in Artane, Dublin, where the body of David O'Mahony was found last Saturday. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The Irish Times

A man has been released without charge after being arrested and questioned following the discovery of the body of a younger man at a house in north Dublin early on Saturday.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to a call from a house on Brookwood Heights in Artane shortly after 12.30am.

A man, aged in his 30s, was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead a short time later. He has been named locally as David O’Mahony.

A man, aged in his 60s, was arrested at the scene and brought to a garda station in north Dublin for questioning.

An Garda Síochána said on Sunday that the man had been released from custody and a file would be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the matter. The force said investigations into the incident were ongoing.

The scene remained preserved on Sunday and a postmortem was expected to be carried out on the deceased, the Garda said.

A senior Garda officer and family liaison officer have been assigned to the case, with an incident room set up at Clontarf Garda station.

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