Two men arrested in the Garda inquiry into the killing of a 19-year-old man in Ballyfermot west Dublin last night have been released without charge.
A file on the case has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions. The young man was stabbed after a fight broke out at 10pm at Grange Cross, on the Ballyfermot Road.
The scene has been preserved for technical examination and a post mortem will take place later today. The victim was taken to St James Hospital where he later died.
The latest death in the area has prompted a call by the Labour Party for more gardaí to be deployed on patrol.
Labour TD Mary Upton
The attack was the third stabbing - two of which were fatal - in the Dublin south central area in the past two weeks.
Labour TD for the area Mary Upton said the latest killing proved the need for more gardai on patrol.
"We need more gardai in the area, but we also need a much more visible garda presence on the streets," Mrs Upton said.
She criticised the Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell for his failure to honour the 2002 general election pledge to appoint 2,000 gardai. She said the minister was strong on rhetoric but weak on action. "Certainly there is no sign of any of the additional 2,000 gardai that Fianna Fail and the PDs promised," she said.
Last week a man delivering take away food was stabbed and serious wounded, also in Ballyfermot and three miles away a man was stabbed during a robbery on his home in Rialto. Last month, a French student was the victim of a brutal knife attack in Thomas Street, central Dublin.