‘Tell my ma I love her,’ says murder accused, 18

An 18-year-old man made a thumbs-up gesture and said “tell my ma I love her” as he was remanded in custody charged with murder in connection with a stabbing in Dublin at the weekend.

Paul “Paulie” Curran, aged 24, died after he was stabbed at Seagull House on Rutland Avenue in Crumlin at around 4pm on Saturday. He was rushed to St James’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The scene was preserved for a technical examination and on Sunday 18-year-old Graham McEvoy was arrested and detained for questioning.