NUIG STUDENTS DIES AFTER CHRISTMAS ASSAULT

Date Published: 02-Jan-2012

An NUIGalway student, who was seriously assaulted in Westmeath just 2 days before Christmas, has died in hospital from his injuries.

He has been named as 20-year old Andrew Dolan from Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.

He was badly injured in this attack which happened shortly before 3a.m on the 23rd of December on Pearse Street in Mullingar.

He was moved to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin where he passed away last night as a result of his injuries.