Man arrested following death of woman in Dublin
Gardaí said the body of a woman was found at a residential address in Finglas early on Monday.
A man has been arrested following the death of a woman in north Dublin.
Gardaí said the body of a woman, aged in her 40s, was found at a residence in Melville Terrace, Finglas, shortly after 4.30am on Monday.
A man, aged in his 50s, was later arrested at a different location.
A Garda spokesman said the scene where the woman was found dead has been preserved for forensic examination by the force’s Technical Bureau.
They said the coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.
“At approximately 11am this morning, Monday October 26 2026, a male (aged in his 50s) has been arrested at a different location in connection with the death of the woman,” they said.
“He is currently detained pursuant to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, at a Garda station in the DMR West Division.”
Gardaí have issued an appeal for information.
They have asked for any witnesses to come forward, “particularly those who were in the Melville Terrace, Dublin 11, area between 12am and 5am on the morning of Monday October 26 2026”.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Finglas Garda Station on (01) 666 7500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.