LAST UPDATE | 27 Jul

GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING THE death of a 35-year-old man who was found at a recycling facility in Dublin have released a photo of the deceased.

Andrew Haire was discovered shortly after 9pm on Friday in a recycling centre in Clondalkin, Dublin 22. 

Haire had been availing of welfare and homeless services in the Dublin and Cork city centres in the recent past.

It is understood he had sought assistance three or four times in the last few weeks at a homeless service in Cork, but he had not used that service’s overnight emergency accommodation.

The Office of the Chief State Pathologist and the Garda National Technical Bureau were notified of his death and his body was removed from the scene.

A post-mortem examination was conducted on Saturday. Gardaí said that the results of the post-mortem would not be released “for operational reasons”.

Gardaí in Ronanstown are investigating all the circumstances surrounding his death.

A garda investigation has commenced under a Senior Investigating Officer, and an incident room has been established at Lucan Garda Station.

A family liaison officer has been appointed to assist the family of the deceased. 

In a statement, the operator of the facility Greyhound Recycling said it was “deeply saddened” by Haire’s death.

“Our thoughts are with his family and friends. We are cooperating fully with An Garda Síochána and will continue to give their investigation every assistance,” it continued, adding that it would not be appropriate to comment further due to the ongoing investigation. 

Dublin Regional Homeless Executive said it “would like to offer its condolences to the family and friends of Andrew Haire”.

“The DRHE cannot comment on individual cases however we can confirm Andrew was known to homeless services in Dublin,” it said.

Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in establishing the movements of Haire between Friday 17 July and Friday 24 July 2026.

It is believed that he was in Dublin, Kilkenny and Cork city centres during this time.

It is requested that anybody who knew or interacted with Haire during this time or has any information which may be of assistance to this investigation contact Ronanstown Garda Station on 01-666 7700, or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

Additional reporting by Ottoline Spearman