Three arrested after glass bottles thrown at restaurant staff on South William Street

Restaurant worker taken to hospital for injuries sustained during incident

South William Street in Dublin. File photograph: Tom Honan
South William Street in Dublin. File photograph: Tom Honan

Three males were arrested on Thursday following an altercation on South William Street in which glass bottles were thrown at staff members of a premises.

A restaurant worker was injured and attended St James’s Hospital. The worker’s injuries are not life-threatening.

The incident happened at around 9.30pm on the south Dublin street, which has been the scene of much anti-social behaviour in recent weeks.

It was reported that four people were causing a disturbance and threw glass and glass bottles at the restaurant workers, according to a Garda spokesman.

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Gardaí attended the scene and arrested two men in their early 20s and one male teenager. They were taken to Pearse Street Garda Station where they remain in custody.

A video shared on social media of a disturbance on the street shows men fighting with chairs and glass bottles. It appears to show men in a hospitality uniform in a fight with young males, who throw glass bottles.

Both groups can be seen punching, and using chairs as weapons, before bystanders intervene and break up the altercation.

A Garda spokesman said investigations are ongoing.

Ellen O'Riordan

Ellen O'Riordan

Ellen O'Riordan is High Court Reporter with The Irish Times