A postmortem has been carried on a 28-year-old woman who died after she was fatally stabbed in Dublin last night.
A 43-year-old man, who is believed to be a British national is still being held in connection with the incident. He was arrested and detained at Donnybrook Garda Station last night under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. He can be held for up to 24 hours.
The woman died after she was injured in a stabbing attack in an apartment in 94 Ranelagh Road, a converted Georgian house close to Charlemont Bridge on the Grand Canal.
It is understood the woman did not live in the apartment.
Garda sources last night indicated that the woman was stabbed three times in the back at around 7pm and the murder weapon may have been recovered.
The woman was taken to St Vincent's Hospital, in what was described as a serious and then a critical condition. She died soon afterwards.
The Garda Technical Bureau attended the scene last night and carried out a forensic examination.
The entrance to the building was sealed off with crime scene tape, which was tied across the railings outside and along the hedge running up the garden.
A garda on duty outside the building was refusing entry to people who tried to call to the house.
The State Pathologist was informed about the incident and a postmortem was carried out at Dublin City Morgue later this morning.
The three-storey building was described by a spokesman for Dublin City Council as private accommodation that the council has taken some space in as part of a resettlement programme.
The spokesman said it contained six or seven one-person apartments that he understood were for men only, and which are used as part of a supported housing programme.
The building remains closed while forensic tests are carried out.