One man dead, another man arrested following stabbing incident in Carlow

A 46 year old man is dead following a stabbing incident in Carlow Town this (Wednesday) lunchtime.

Gardai were called to a house at Fredrick Avenue at approximately 1:30pm where they discovered the man in a serious condition. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

A man in his twenties has been arrested and has been detained at Carlow Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

The area has been preserved for a technical examination and the offices of the State Pathologist have been notified.

Story developing, stay tuned to KCLR news across the afternoon and The Way It Is from 6pm for live updates.  Our Head of News Stephen Byrne is at the scene: