Man, 26, questioned over double murder

Gardaí questioning a 26-year-old man in connection with a double murder are hoping for a breakthrough in a case that has shocked the country.

Originally from Lithuania, he was arrested in a dramatic Garda swoop on a housing estate in Killorglin, Co Kerry, yesterday, and he was still being detained in Killarney Garda Station last night.

Garda sources believe the arrest to be significant as they continue their investigation into the stabbings of Jolanta Lubiene, 27 and also from Lithuania, and her daughter, Enrika, 8, at their home in Killorglin, almost two weeks ago.