A man has been arrested after a serious stabbing in Co Cavan. It happened at a house in Kilnaleck this afternoon.

The victim - who is in her late 40s - suffered serious stab wounds, and was taken Cavan General Hospital. She is currently in a serious condition in hospital.

A man in his late 50s has been arrested in connection with the attack. He is being held at Cavan garda station.

It's understood the man is a well-known Republican and served a sentence for a serious crime committed in the mid 1990s.

The scene of the incident has been preserved for a full technical examination.