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Gardaí investigate evening assault in Dublin city centre

Gardaí said emergency services found the man shortly after 8pm last night on Marlborough Street which is near O’Connell Street.

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING an assault in Dublin city centre yesterday evening. 

Sources have said that a man was discovered unconscious by emergency services – witnesses are understood to have told gardaí that he was kicked repeatedly in the head while on the ground. 

A garda spokesperson has confirmed that they are investigating the incident on Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 which is located adjacent to O’Connell Street.

“Gardaí are investigating an assault that is reported to have occurred on Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 yesterday evening.

“Emergency services were alerted to a male, who had been assaulted, shortly after 8pm.

“The man, aged in his 30s, was conveyed to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital for treatment of serious but not life-threatening injuries,” the spokesperson said. 

No arrests have been made. Gardaí in Store Street Garda Station have appealed for witnesses. 

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