The teenage son of Sinn Féin TD Aengus O'Snodaigh is in hospital after being stabbed early this morning.
Fergus Ó Snodaigh (18), was taken by ambulance to St. James's Hospital in the early hours of this morning after emergency services were called to a house on the Old Naas Road in Bluebell at around 12.30am.
He remains in the hospital this morning where he is reported to be in a 'serious but stable' condition.
Deputy Ó Snodaigh is a TD for Dublin South Central and Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Social Protection, Justice, Equality and International Affairs.
The scene of the stabbing is preserved for a technical examination and enquiries are ongoing.
Gardaí at Kilmainham are investigating.