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Garda forensic teams examine the area in the Cushlawm Dale estate where the man was found stabbed Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

Man stabbed to death in Tallaght in row between local groups

The 23-year-old was found outside an apartment complex in the early hours of this morning.

Updated 2pm

Gardaí have launched a murder inviestigation after a 23-year-old man was stabbed to death in Tallaght.

Gardaí say that the man was found outside a new apartment complex at the Cushlawn Dale estate in Tallaght. The stabbing occurred shortly before 12.30am this morning. It’s understand that a row had broken out at a nearby shop involving a number of people from rival groups.

The man was stabbed in the chest and pronounced dead on arrival at Tallaght Hospital.

The scene has been preserved and the services of the Garda Technical Bureau and the State Pathologist have been requested.

No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Gardaí.

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