Youth held over fatal stabbing of man at weekend

A TEENAGER was being questioned last night after a father-of-two was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack outside a pub in west Dublin on Hallowe'en night.

Michael Murphy, a 31-year-old from Blanchardstown, was stabbed 12 times in the face and chest during an incident described as "savage and frightening" by gardaí.

The 18-year-old was arrested early yesterday after gardaí launched a murder investigation. He is being questioned in Blanchardstown Garda Station.