A man has been left in hospital with "serious" injuries after being assaulted in Dublin's Temple Bar on Friday evening.
The assault occurred on Fownes Street Lower at around 9:50pm. Officers rushed to the scene following reports that a man was "being assaulted by a number of other men".
Gardai say that the incident is believed to have begun in a fast food outlet in Temple Bar Square before moving to the Fownes Street areas between 9:30pm and 10:00pm. The man, who is aged in his 40's, was treated at the scene by ambulance personnel before being taken to St James’ Hospital.