Two arrested in connection with fatal stabbing

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Tipperary town.

Two people were arrested today after a married father was stabbed to death last night in Tipperary town.

Willie Stokes, 47, was attacked while sitting in his van on Kickham Place in the town last night. He tried to flee from his attacker or attackers but crashed his vehicle on Bridge Street where he was pronounced dead sometime afterwards.