Ireland

One arrest after man dies in suspected Dublin stabbing

File image of a garda crime scene (Niall Carson/PA)
File image of a garda crime scene (Niall Carson/PA)

A man has been arrested by gardai investigating the death of a man in a suspected stabbing at a Dublin home.

Gardai were alerted to an incident at a residence in the Castle Park area of Tallaght shortly before 9pm on Monday.

A man in his 40s was treated by emergency services, but was pronounced dead a short time later.

His body remained at the scene late on Monday, which was preserved for an investigation.

Another man was arrested at the scene and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin region.

Investigations are ongoing.