Gardaí have opened a murder investigation following the discovery of a man's body. 

The man's body was found in a flat at Kevin Barry House on Coleraine Street in Dublin’s north inner city yesterday evening.

Gardaí were called to the flat at around 6:20pm and when they arrived, they discovered the man's body.

Gardaí suspect that the body may have been there for a number of days.

Forensics have arrived at the scene and the body has now been removed. A post-mortem examination is being carried out today.

One woman who lives in the flat complex told Newstalk she only found out what happened when Gardaí began their house-to-house inquiries.

“I found out that someone was dead when the Gardaí knocked on my door,” she said. “It’s very sad; it’s awful. Nobody deserves this.

“I’ve lived here quite a while. It’s an OK place to live; it’s normally quiet”.

Another neighbour said he has been living in the area for 40 years.

“It’s not a great area,” he said. “I’ve been trying to find somewhere else to live for years.

“It’s not nice to wake up to. My heart goes out [to him], even though I didn’t know the person.”

The scene is being preserved for a technical examination by Garda forensic investigators.

Gardaí said the post-mortem will determine the course of their investigation.

Main image: Gardaí.