A garda superintendent from Cork city has been appointed to conduct an investigation into an incident in Fermoy in north Cork in which a man took his own life after stabbing a garda sergeant.
The dead man has been named as Trevor Clancy from Pike Road in Fermoy.
The garda sergeant, who is in his late 40s and is married with a family, is in a stable condition after undergoing surgery at Cork University Hospital.
Gardaí were called to a nightclub at Ashe Quay in Fermoy at around 1.20am today. The 26-year-old had produced two knives after being refused admission.
They tried to persuade him to disarm but were unsuccessful.
The man stabbed a garda sergeant in the stomach. He then made his way to St James's Place where efforts continued to disarm him.
At this stage his father and other members of his family were at the scene. The man stabbed himself. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.
The Mayor of Fermoy, Councillor Tim Carey, said the tragedy was a great loss at the start of the New Year.
