Ireland Garda investigation after body of man in his 40s found in Limerick city car park
Gardaí are investigating the death of a man in his 40s whose body was found at about 5am on a Friday in the Steamboat Quay car park, a multi-storey car park in Limerick city. Gardaí and emergency services were called, the body remained at the scene for forensic and technical examination, and the scene was preserved. Articles published on 6 October 2023 reported that a post-mortem would be carried out to determine the course of the investigation, and gardaí appealed to anyone near Steamboat Quay between 4am and 6am that morning to contact Henry Street garda station. No name, cause of death, arrest or charge has been reported, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Reported6 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The body of a man in his 40s was found at the Steamboat Quay car park in Limerick city.
- Gardaí and emergency services were called after the body was found.
- Where
- The car park is a multi-storey car park in Limerick city.
- When
- The body was found at about 5am on a Friday.
- One Irish-language report dates the discovery to last Friday, 29 September 2023, while other reports give no calendar date.
- Investigation
- Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances connected with the discovery of the body.
- The body remained at the scene and was held for forensic and technical examination by Garda Technical Bureau members.
- The scene at the car park has been preserved.
- A post-mortem examination will be carried out and will determine the course of the investigation.
- Gardaí appealed to anyone near Steamboat Quay on Bóthar an Duga, or on Dock Road in some reports, between 4am and 6am that morning to contact them.
- Other details
- Anyone with information is asked to contact Henry Street garda station on (061) 212 400.
- No name has been given for the man.
- Cause
- No cause of death has been stated.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge has been reported.
52 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe body of a man in his 40s was found at the Steamboat Quay car park. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatGardaí and emergency services were called after the body of a man in his 40s was found. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe body of a man in his 40s was found. (offalyexpress.ie, kildarenow.com, donegallive.ie)
- whatThe body found was that of a man in his 40s. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating all the circumstances connected with the discovery of a body in a multi-storey car park in Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe body was found at the Steamboat Quay car park in Limerick city. (longfordleader.ie, kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe body was found in a multi-storey car park in Limerick city. (leitrimobserver.ie, dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe body was found at the Steamboat Quay car park. (leitrimobserver.ie, dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe body was found at Steamboat Quay car park in Limerick city. (offalyexpress.ie, tipperarylive.ie, donegallive.ie)
- whereThe body was found in the Steamboat Quay car park in Limerick city. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe body was found at Steamboat Quay car park. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe body was found at 5am on a Friday. (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie, tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe body was found at about 5am on a Friday. (kilkennypeople.ie, dundalkdemocrat.ie, donegallive.ie)
- whenGardaí and emergency services were called after the body was found at 5am on the Friday before publication. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- whenThe body was found at 5am on Friday. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe body of a man in his 40s was found at about 5am on a Friday. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body. (longfordleader.ie, leitrimobserver.ie, tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationThe body remains at the scene and is being held for forensic and technical examination by Garda Technical Bureau members. (longfordleader.ie, leitrimobserver.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination will help determine the course of the investigation. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed to anyone near Steamboat Quay on Bóthar an Duga between 4am and 6am that morning to contact them. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Henry Street garda station on (061) 212 400. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating all the circumstances connected with the discovery of the body. (kilkennypeople.ie, donegallive.ie)
- investigationThe scene at the car park has been preserved. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe body is still at the scene and is being kept for forensic and technical examination by Garda Technical Bureau members. (kilkennypeople.ie, donegallive.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination will be carried out, which will determine the direction of the investigation. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who was near Steamboat Quay on Bóthar an Duga that morning between 4am and 6am to contact them. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination will be carried out and will determine the direction of the investigation. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone near Steamboat Quay on Dock Road between 4am and 6am that morning to contact them. (leitrimobserver.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating all the circumstances of the finding of the body. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe body is still at the scene. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe scene is being kept for forensic and technical examination by Garda Technical Bureau members. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem will be carried out to determine the course of the investigation. (offalyexpress.ie, limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed to anyone near Steamboat Quay on Dock Road between 4am and 6am that morning to contact them. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the finding of the body. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination will determine the course of the investigation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationAnyone near Steamboat Quay in the morning between 4am and 6am is asked to contact gardaí. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí at Henry Street are appealing to anyone with information about the incident to contact them. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe scene has been preserved. (tipperarylive.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationA post-mortem examination will be carried out and will determine the course of the investigation. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed to anyone near Steamboat Quay on Bóthar an Duga that morning between 4am and 6am to contact them. (tipperarylive.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí are investigating all the circumstances of the discovery. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe body remains at the scene for forensic and technical examination. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationA post-mortem will be carried out and will determine the course of the investigation. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe body is being kept for forensic and technical examination by Garda Technical Bureau members. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí appeal to anyone near Steamboat Quay between 4am and 6am that morning to contact them. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination will be carried out, which will determine the course of the investigation. (donegallive.ie)
- investigationGardaí appeal to anyone near Steamboat Quay on Dock Road between 4am and 6am that morning to contact them. (donegallive.ie)
- otherAnyone with information is asked to contact Henry Street garda station. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe body remains at the scene, held for forensic and technical examination by Garda Technical Bureau members. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherGardaí and emergency services were called after the body was found. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe body remains at the scene and is being kept for forensic and technical examination. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe body remains at the scene. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Article is in Irish. It reports the discovery of a man in his 40s at Steamboat Quay car park, Limerick city, at about 5am on a Friday, with no date given in English. It is not the same incident as existing case 19570 (Old Cratloe Road) or 19501 (tax disc theft at Steamboat Quay). No cause of death is stated.
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Irish-language article reporting the discovery of a man in his 40s at Steamboat Quay car park, Limerick city, at about 5am on a Friday. The body is at the scene for forensic examination, a post-mortem is planned, and gardaí appeal for witnesses who were near the car park between 4am and 6am. Published 6 October 2023. No matching existing case; case 19501 concerns a tax disc theft at the same car park.
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Irish-language report from Kildare Now. Gives the location, the time of discovery, the preservation of the body for examination, the planned post-mortem and a garda appeal for witnesses near Steamboat Quay between 4am and 6am.
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Article is in Irish and gives the discovery as 5am 'Dé hAoine seo chaite' (last Friday), which is not clearly resolved to a calendar date, so incident_date is left empty. The article is published 6 October 2023. It is not the same case as existing case 19501 (tax disc theft at Steamboat Quay, 4 October) or 19570 (body of a man in his 60s at Old Cratloe Road).
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Irish-language report. Adds the location (Steamboat Quay car park), the victim's approximate age (40s), the discovery time (about 5am on a Friday, which the article does not clearly date), and the appeal for witnesses near Steamboat Quay between 4am and 6am. Not matched to case 19501 (tax disc theft at Steamboat Quay on 4 October), which is a different incident.
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Irish-language article from Offaly Express. It gives the location as Steamboat Quay car park, the time as 5am, that the body was still at the scene, that a post-mortem will be carried out, and an appeal for witnesses from people near Steamboat Quay between 4am and 6am. No cause of death or name is given.
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Irish-language report. It gives the location, the age and sex of the man found, and the garda appeal. The article is dated 6 October 2023 and describes the discovery as on 'last Friday' (Dé hAoine seo chaite), which is read here as 29 September 2023. It is a different incident from the Steamboat Quay tax disc theft (19501).
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Article is in Irish (kilkennypeople.ie, published 6 October 2023). Reports a man in his 40s found dead at Steamboat Quay car park, Limerick city; gardaí investigating, post-mortem to follow, and appeal for anyone near Steamboat Quay on Bóthar an Duga between 4am and 6am to contact gardaí.
victim, 40s, male - 6 Oct2023Imscrúdú seolta ag Gardaí tar éis corp fir a fháil i gcarrchlós Luimnigh
Reports the discovery of a man's body at the Steamboat Quay car park in Limerick city, with Garda appeals for information. It is an Irish-language article and gives no cause of death or identity of the man.
victim, 40s, male