Man in serious condition after Belfast stabbing

A man in his early 30s is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in North Belfast early this morning.

Two men in their late teens or early 20s called to the man's house in the Eskdale area of Ardoyne shortly before 3am and asked for the man by name.

It is understood that they beat him with hurleys, before dragging him down the drive way where he was stabbed.