A man has died in hospital after suffering critical head injuries in an alleged assault in Dublin city centre.
The man, who was in his 40s, was allegedly attacked in the early hours of last Wednesday morning on Seville Place, Dublin 1.
He was raced to the Mater Hospital following the attack, where he was pronounced dead this morning, Dublin Live reports.
The man's body was taken to the Dublin City Morgue where a post-mortem examination was carried out this afternoon by Dr Heidi Okkers from the Office of the State Pathologist.
"Preliminary results of the post-mortem have been furnished to Gardaí details of which cannot be released for operational reasons," a garda spokesperson said.
"An investigation into the incident and all of the circumstances surrounding the death of the man is continuing.
"No arrests have been made in the case to date but Gardaí are following a definite line of enquiry.
"Investigating Gardaí are renewing their appeal to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward.
"They are also appealing to any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) from the area at the time to make it available to them.
"Anyone with any information is asked to contact the incident room at Store Street Garda Station on 01 666 8000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station."
