Man arrested as part of investigation into fatal stabbing of Mark Carroll in Finglas
Mr Carroll (34) was stabbed to death following an argument in the Scribblestown area of Finglas on June 9th, 2024.
The incident happened while Mr Carroll, a father of two, was visiting a house. He was socialising with a number of people when the argument broke out.
A suspect was quickly identified. However, he had fled the area and efforts to locate him were unsuccessful until this week.
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He has a number of serious criminal convictions and was recently released from prison.
Both men were known to each other but were not related.
One line of investigation was that the suspect fled to the UK following the attack.
On Monday, gardaí issued a statement confirming they have a arrested a suspect.
The man, aged in his 30s, is being held for questioning at a Garda station in Dublin under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. He can be questioned for up to 24 hours.
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