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Man due in court charged in connection with Limerick murder

Patrick O'Connor was fatally stabbed in Thomondgate last Saturday
Patrick O'Connor was fatally stabbed in Thomondgate last Saturday

A man in his 40s is to appear in court tomorrow in Limerick charged in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Patrick O'Connor.

The man from Kileely on Limerick's northside was fatally stabbed when he was assaulted in Fitzgerald’s pub in Thomondgate at around midnight last Saturday.

The suspect was arrested yesterday in Limerick and had been questioned by gardaí over the past two days.

Following discussions with the office of the DPP the man is to be formally charged in the district court in Limerick tomorrow morning.