A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Liverpool city centre on Monday evening.
Police were called to the Blarney Stone pub on Renshaw Shaw street just after 8pm following reports that a 70-year-old male had been attacked.
The victim was quickly taken to hospital by local ambulance services, stuff where his condition is currently described as critical.
A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder close to the crime scene and remains in custody for questioning, rx with a police inquiry now under way.
The area immediately surrounding the pub remains cordoned off to the public.
Anyone with information is asked to call Liverpool CID on 0151 777 4065 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.