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Irish Mirror
National
Darragh Berry

Four men arrested after late-night assault on young man in Dublin city centre

Four men have been arrested after a late-night assault in Dublin city centre.

A man in his early 20s was rushed to hospital after the attack that took place on Townsend Street at 10.50pm.

The four people arrested were released without charge and a file is being prepared for the DPP, Dublin Live reports.

One eye-witness said that the building where Huawei is based on the street had gardai surrounding it still this morning.

Townsend Street, Dublin (Google Maps)

They added: "It was still sealed off this morning and around 10 gardai were outside along with staff."

This was the second serious attack that took place in the city in the space of a couple of hours.

A man in his late teens was arrested following the incident in Dublin City Centre that took place early on Tuesday morning

Gardai on patrol came to the assistance of a man, 20s, on George's Street at 2:45am who had received serious head injuries following the attack.

He was taken to St James's Hospital where his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

The suspect was arrested a time later and is currently being detained at Pearse Street Garda Station.

The scene is preserved for technical examination and enquires are ongoing.

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