Man injured in Tallaght stabbing

A man is recovering in hospital today after he was stabbed several times in Tallaght.

A man is recovering in hospital today after he was stabbed several times in Tallaght.

The attack happened in the Old Bawn area at 2.50 a.m.

The 20-year-old was taken to Tallaght Hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable.

Meanwhile the Gardai in Mountjoy are continuing to question the 22-year-old man who was arrested in connection with yesterday's stabbing incident at St Josephs, in which a Lithuanian national was killed.

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The man was arrested in Mullingar, Co Westmeath and is being held under  Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.