Gardai are questioning a man in connection with a vicious attack on a young woman in the Wicklow mountains on Sunday morning.
The 26-year-old is being detained at Tralee Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. He can be questioned by detectives for an initial period of six hours which can be extended with the authorisation of a senior officer. A Garda spokesman said investigating officers from Shankill Garda Station arrested the man in the Co Kerry area this afternoon. The victim, who is in her 20s, was found in a distressed state on the remote Military Road, Glencree on Monday morning with injuries to her head and body. She was subjected to an overnight ordeal before managing to alert a passing motorist at around 8.30am. She had been at a city centre nightclub in Dublin's Harcourt Street on Saturday night and gardai were investigating the possibility she got into a blue saloon car which had a Northern Ireland registration plate. The woman is being treated for her injuries at Tallaght General Hospital.