A woman in her 40s has received serious stab wounds at an incident in Co Cavan this afternoon.
The stabbing happened at a house in Kilnaleck Co Cavan.
The woman, who is in her late 40s, has been taken to Cavan General Hospital for treatment.
A man in his late 50s has been arrested in connection with this incident and is being detained at Cavan Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
The scene at Kilnaleck is preserved pending a full Garda technical examination.