Man arrested over Kerry stabbing

Gardaí tonight arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with the murder of a Georgian man in Kerry.

George Tkeshelashvili died after receiving a single stab wound to the chest during a row at an apartment complex in Mary Street, Tralee on October 15.

A Garda spokesman said a man had been arrested in Tralee at 6pm.

He is being held under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act and can be detained for a maximum of 72 hours.

Mr Tkeshelashvili, 47, was taken by taxi to Kerry General Hospital following the row but died shortly before 4pm that afternoon.