Gardaí in Dublin are investigating what they describe as a serious assault which has left a man in critical condition in hospital.
The attack happened at Kelly’s Row, Dorset Street, Dublin 1 in the early hours of this morning, a Garda spokeswoman said.
Gardaí were called to the scene at an apartment at Kelly’s Row at about 1.45am.
A man in his late 30s who was seriously injured was removed to the nearby Mater hospital by ambulance.
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"He has since been transferred to Beaumont Hospital and is in a critical condition," the spokeswoman said.
Another man, who is in his late 20s, has been arrested by gardaí this morning and he is currently detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Mountjoy Garda station.