Cork City fatal stabbing victim named locally as Mark O'Connell

One local source suggested that those in the area had originally understood that the man had been taken ill on Sunday morning, only to learn that a violent incident was suspected this evening. Picture: Chani Anderson

The victim of Sunday morning's fatal stabbing in Cork City has been named locally as 38-year-old Mark O'Connell.

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after the incident that took place in the early hours of Sunday morning on the city's northside.