MAN HOSPITALISED AND ANOTHER ARRESTED FOLLOWING INISHMORE ASSAULT

Date Published: 07-Aug-2011

A MAN is recovering at University Hospital Galway from injuries sustained in an alleged serious assault in Kilronan on Inishmore last night.

Another man was arrested following the incident which happened in an area off a street in Kilronan between 10. 30 and 11 pm.(Saturday)

The injured man was attended to at the scene and the lifeboat was launched and he was admitted to UHG shortly before 1 am.

The man arrested was questioned by Gardai at Kilronan and later released.

Garda investigations are ongoing and it is expected that a file on the alleged serious assault will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.