Man in his 50s arrested after woman found dead in Finglas house

A man in his 50s has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman whose body was discovered in a house on Melville Terrace, Finglas, shortly after 4.30 am on Monday 26 October 2026.

Gardaí responded to a report of an incident at the address and preserved the scene while notifying the Office of the State Pathologist. A post‑mortem examination will be arranged, the garda statement said.

The investigation is being coordinated from an incident room at Finglas Garda Station under a Senior Investigating Officer, with a Family Liaison Officer appointed to support the deceased’s family.

The arrested man was taken into custody at around 11 am on the same day at a different location and is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the DMR West Division.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses who were in the Melville Terrace, Dublin 11 area between midnight and 5 am on Monday, and for any video footage, including dash‑cam recordings. Information can be given to Finglas Garda Station on (01) 666 7500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Mario Spencer / Pexels.