Murder inquiries after fatal stabbings

GARDAÍ are investigating two weekend stabbing murders in Dublin and Cork, with a teenager remaining in custody last night in relation to one of the incidents.

A British national in his early 40s was stabbed during a mass fight between two criminal gangs outside a pub in Ballyfermot, west Dublin, early yesterday morning.

Gardaí are investigating the possibility the fight was planned in advance. Many of those involved had armed themselves with knives and other weapons.