Man in custody over island death

A man remains in Garda custody today over the death of a teenager on Arranmore Island early yesterday morning.

A man remains in Garda custody today over the death of a teenager on Arranmore Island early yesterday morning.

The 19-year-old was seriously injured during an early morning knife attack in a pub on the island.

He was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital by the RNLI where he died at 10.30am.

Gardaí in Glenties, Co Donegal, later arrested 39-year-old man under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

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