Man arrested over stabbing

Detectives investigating the murder of Finbarr Dennehy tonight arrested a man.

Detectives investigating the murder of Finbarr Dennehy tonight arrested a man.

A 41-year-old was arrested in Dublin city centre shortly after 8pm.

He is being held at Clontarf Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, and can be held for 24 hours.

Mr Dennehy, a 50-year-old retired Cadbury chocolate company executive, was found dead in his Clontarf apartment on Wednesday afternoon.

A post-mortem examination found that he died from a single stab wound.

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