Gardaí are still questioning a man who was arrested following the fatal stabbing of a mother of three at a house in west Dublin yesterday morning.
The man (48) was arrested after gardaí were called to a house at Laverna Dale, Castleknock, at 10.40am.
The dead woman was named locally as Jean Gilbert (46). She was stabbed a number of times in the back and upper body. Ms Gilbert was still alive when the emergency services arrived at the scene and was taken to James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown.
She had three children, aged 10, 7 and 3. It is understood the children were in the house when the incident occurred.
The arrested man was injured in the incident at the house and was also taken to James Connolly Memorial Hospital for medical treatment. His injuries were not life-threatening and he was discharged a short time later.
He was arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and taken for questioning to Blanchardstown Garda station.
He can be held for up to 24 hours without charge, meaning he must be released or charged this morning in connection with the incident.
The house was sealed off yesterday and Garda crime scene investigators carried out a full technical examination. It is understood a knife believed to be the murder weapon was found at the scene.
The State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, was informed and a postmortem was begun yesterday. The results of that are expected to become known today.