An assault on a woman in Dublin by a man wielding an iron bar is being investigated by gardai.
The incident took place on the Lower Kilmacud Road in Stillorgan at 3.30 a.m. The woman is being treated for head injuries in hospital.
Her assailant is described as 5'10" of medium build, clean shaven with spiky dark hair. He was wearing a light coloured top and dark denim trousers.
Anyone who was in the Stillorgan Park Hotel or the Tesco overflow car park between 3 and 3.30 a.m. is asked to contact Blackrock Garda Station on 6665200.