Gardai are investigating two separate stabbing incidents in Dundalk.
Three people, including a woman in her 20s, were stabbed during a row in a house in the Greenacres area of the town at about 4am today.
And in a house in Muirhevnamore in Dundalk , a man in his 40s was stabbed during a domestic incident. A woman in her 40s was also taken to hospital and treated for neck injuries.
A Garda spokesman said the stabbings were drink-related.
None of the injuries are life threatening.
