Gardai are continuing efforts to identify the man who's body was found in the Grand Canal in County Kildare.

The murder victim's torso was found in a suitcase last Saturday morning.

A post mortem has established the victim was a young man, but Gardai aren't speculating further at this point about his identity.

Investigations editor with the Sunday World Nicola Tallant says without fingerprint or dental evidence, Gardai are facing a difficult task: