A 46 year old man has died after being stabbed in Co Carlow.

A man in his 20s is being questioned by Gardai after the incident at a house on Frederick Avenue in the town.

He's being held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

Gardai were called to the house at half past one this afternoon and discovered a man seriously injured. He was later pronounced dead.

The area has been preserved for a technical examination and the State Pathologist has been notified.