Man arrested on suspicion of murder following fatal assault in Kilkenny

A man, aged in his 60s, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and his being held for questioning at Kilkenny Garda Station

Investigating gardaí are carrying out door-to-door enquiries in the area and no further information is available. Picture: Dan Linehan

A man has been arrested following the fatal assault of another man in a residential area of Kilkenny city on Monday.

The man was found at a house in Meadow Way on the Castlecomer road at around 6pm this evening and was pronounced dead at the scene.