Pensioner slain in his own apartment

Gardaí have launched a murder probe after a pensioner was fatally stabbed at his home.

The man, named locally as Patrick Redmond, 65, was found by gardaí in a critical condition inside his apartment at Mount Kennett Place, Limerick City, at around 2am yesterday.

He was taken to University Hospital Limerick but died from his injuries at 8am.