Newbridge Gardaí investigating reports of serious assault overnight

Man is in hospital

Louise McCarthy

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A man is in hospital following an alleged assault overnight near the area of McLoughlin's Garage in Newbridge.

Gardaí are investigating the alleged assault at approximately 11:45pm outside McLoughlin's Garage in the Ballymanny area of Newbridge, Co.Kildare.

The man in his twenties was taken to Tallaght University Hospital, with serious non-life threatening injuries. Investigations are ongoing.