Gardaí in Co Tipperary have begun a murder investigation following the fatal stabbing of a man last night.
Sean Murphy (29), a father of two, was fatally stabbed in the street outside his house in Lattin following an argument shortly after 9.30pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gardaí preserved the area pending a technical examination and notified the Office of the State Pathologist.
A man in his 40s was arrested a short time after the incident and is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Tipperary Garda station.
The killing was the second stabbing death over the weekend after a talented young footballer was knifed in a row over loud music at an apartment complex.
Warren O’Connor (24), a former soldier, was visiting the Beeches complex in Donaghmede, north Dublin when an argument over noise broke out at about 1am on Saturday morning.
The dispute spilled outside and the two groups involved got into a pair of cars which crashed a short distance away on the Hole in the Wall Road.
Mr O’Connor, who was travelling in one of the vehicles, was stabbed near the scene of the crash and later died.