Man held after Drogheda boy stabbed walking home from school

Gardaí are questioning a man in his 20s after a schoolboy was stabbed on his way home from school in Drogheda, Co Louth.

The 16-year-old was on his way home from school at about 4.15pm yesterday afternoon when the attack, which is believed to have been unprovoked, happened on Laurence St in the town.