Murder probe launched after man found dead in house following row

A murder investigation is under way in Limerick following the death of a 39-year-old man in the city in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Gardaí are satisfied that the victim - originally from Lithuania - suffered a violent death after a row broke out in a rented property off Wolfe Tone Street in the early hours of the morning.

A housemate of the deceased was arrested at the scene and is being questioned by gardaí at Roxboro Garda Station.