The body of man was found in Roscrea, Co Tipperary this morning shortly after 2.30am.

Gardaí at Roscrea were alerted to an incident at a residential premises at The Maltings and attended the scene. The man had suffered apparent stab wounds and was pronounced dead at scene.

A woman in her 40s was arrested a short time later and is currently being detained at Nenagh Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

The scene has been preserved and the Offices of the State Pathologist has been notified.

This is a developing story...