Michael Byrne, who was affectionately known as Old Man Belfield, died after he was found unresponsive at the south Dublin campus on January 11. 1.9k members in the UCD community. Loved and respected by generations of students and staff and neighbours in Woodbine, Nutley and Greenfield, he will be greatly missed. "The results of a post mortem will determine the course of the Garda investigation. A 71-year-old rough sleeper who had roamed the grounds of UCD for decades is to be given a final resting place in the scenic south Dublin countryside. You can unsubscribe at any time. "A group of friends we used to share believed me must have emigrated to America but we weren't sure and we never found out what happened. "The Coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination has been arranged for Tuesday 12th January. His RIP.ie notice reads: "Affectionately known as "Old Man Belfield" by students and staff, Michael sadly passed away on Monday, 11 January 2021 on the campus that was his home for over thirty years. ... — University College Dublin (@ucddublin) January 11, 2021. Follow us on Twitter @DublinLive - the official Dublin Live Twitter account - real news in real time. That means that every time we enter a period of fiscal restraint social housing gets hit hard and supply falls off a cliff. "It seemed like he just disappeared off the face of the Earth. January 12, 2021 It is with great sadness that the DRHE has learned of the death of Mr. Michael Byrne R.I.P. ... UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Master of Science - MS Biotherapeutics and Business. A man who claims to be the son of the mysterious rough sleeper at UCD who died last month has taken a DNA test. On one night during the 1990s second-year arts student Gisèle Scanlon was making her way on to University College Dublin's Belfield campus. Sign up for our free newsletter. 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