Two children, two adults found dead in Limerick

A murder suspect was being hunted tonight after a woman, her friend and two children were stabbed to death.

The man went missing after the four were killed in the Newcastle-West area of Limerick shortly after lunchtime.

It is understood the suspect was married to one of the women and the two children were aged under five.

The alarm was raised some time after 1pm with the two dead women and two dead children discovered in a house.

The bodies were found inside the home on a housing estate in the town at 1.35pm.