Area around Grafton Street remains sealed off after man (21) dies after assault

Kenneth Fox and Eva Osborne

The busy shopping area around Grafton Street remains sealed off on Monday afternoon after a 21-year-old man died following a serious assault in the Dublin city centre location.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Clarendon Street, near Grafton Street, at around 3am, where a man was found in a serious condition.

He was taken to St James's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Gardaí are gathering CCTV footage from the area and are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.