The results of a DNA test carried out on a dismembered leg found in a city bin are due to be revealed later today.
The leg and a pelvis were discovered by workers at Thorntons Recycling plant in Ballyfermot On Thursday night.
A post-mortem carried out on the remains yesterday to try to find out the sex and age of the body proved to be inconclusive.
Crime reporter with the Irish Daily Mirror is Cathal Mc Mahon