A man has died and another has been taken into Garda custody after a stabbing incident in Youghal, Co Cork on Monday night.

It is understood a row broke out between two men in a pub in the east Cork town at around 9.50pm and that one man was stabbed.

Paramedics arrived on the scene on North Main Street and worked to stabilise the injured man, who was taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital (CUH).

However, the victim (31) had suffered serious wounds to the abdomen area and was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital. The deceased was originally from Mallow but had been living in Youghal in recent years.

An Garda Síochána said it a number of scenes were being preserved ahead of examinations by the technical bureau.

“A Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) has been appointed to lead the investigation and an incident room has been established at Midleton Garda Station,” the force said in a statement. “A Family Liaison Officer (FLO) will be assigned to support the family of the deceased.”

A man (29) presented himself at Midleton Garda station at around 3am and was arrested for questioning about the fatal assault.

He is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, which allows gardaí to detain suspects for up to 24 hours before they must be charged or released.

Gardaí have started harvesting CCTV footage from premises along Youghal’s North Main Street in the hope that it might assist their investigation.

The services of the State Pathologist Office have been requested and a postmortem is expected to be conducted on the deceased at the CUH morgue later on Tuesday.

Gardaí are expected to formally begin a murder inquiry following the receipt of the results of the examination.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or with information is asked to contact gardaí in Midleton on (021) 4621550, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station.