Australian police have charged an Irish woman with murder, following the death of a 29-year-old Irish man in Sydney.

He was stabbed in the neck at a home in Western Sydney and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police arrested a 25-year-old woman, who was known to the deceased, along with a 36-year-old local man.

She is due to appear in court tomorrow.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance while New South Wales Police is working with the Irish Consulate in Sydney.

Founder of the Irish Echo newspaper in Sydney is Billy Cantwell: