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Ademola Giwa was killed in Tallaght on Tuesday evening (PA)

Ademola Giwa was killed in Tallaght on Tuesday evening (PA)

Ademola Giwa was killed in Tallaght on Tuesday evening (PA)

A suspect is to appear in court in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man in Tallaght earlier this week.

The man, aged in his 20s, is charged over the murder of 25-year-old Ademola Giwa.

He was arrested in Dundalk, Co Louth, on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr Giwa was stabbed at around 7.15pm in the Mac Uilliam Road area on Tuesday.

A second man, aged in his 50s, was also attacked during the incident and was treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

I want to offer my sympathy to the family and friends affected as well as the community. People are deeply shocked by what has happened to the young manCharlie O’Connor, Tallaght councillor

Fianna Fail councillor for Tallaght Charlie O’Connor said the community was shocked by the “terrible and sad incident”.

He said: “I want to offer my sympathy to the family and friends affected as well as the community.

“People are deeply shocked by what has happened to the young man.

“He was well known and had been involved in the local Mark Celtics (soccer club).”

“I want to encourage people to co-operate with Tallaght gardai.”

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The man is to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Friday morning.