FIVE PEOPLE HAVE been arrested this morning in relation to the murder of 21-year-old Lorcan O’Reilly.

Three men and two women, aged in their late teens and early 20s, were arrested in the Dublin area at around 6:30am.

A garda spokesperson told TheJournal.ie that they are being held in various garda stations across the city.

The young man was stabbed on Halloween night after he stepped in to stop a fight.

The incident happened at the Oliver Bond flats complex in Dublin 8 shortly before 2:45am. O’Reilly was taken to St James’ Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Speaking to the media after the death, Superintendent Paddy McMenamin said:

Lorcan was a 21 year old man. He came from the locality, a very respectable, decent young man from a respectable family in the community and the family are devastated by his tragic death.

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Thirty detectives have been working on the murder investigation with searches conducted at the scene, witnesses being interviewed and door-to-door enquiries being conducted.

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