Murder probe launched after man stabbed in Cork City

The victims was from the Gurranabraher area, but it is understood he was well-known to the occupants of the Hollyville house

Gardaí have cordoned off the area outside the property in Hollyville, Hollyhill, which was the scene of a fatal stabbing. Picture: Chani Anderson

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation in Cork City after a fatal stabbing in the early hours of Sunday morning on the city's northside.

Emergency services rushed to the Hollyville property in Hollyhill after the alarm was raised after 4am.