Overview
- Ryan Gibbons, 29, was found unresponsive on Magee/McGee Terrace around 3:15am on 26 October and died days later at Naas General Hospital.
- The arrested male, described as being in his late teens, is being held at a Garda station in the Kildare area on suspicion of murder.
- Detention is under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, which allows questioning before any potential charge.
- A post-mortem examination prompted Gardaí to upgrade the case to a murder inquiry as investigative work continues.
- Investigators are seeking witnesses and video, including dash-cam, from the Dublin Road area between 2am and 4am on 26 October, with contacts at Kildare Garda Station and the Garda Confidential Line.