Gardaí are investigating a report of a late-night assault in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon. They say they received a report of an assault in the town at approximately 4:15am on Sunday.
A man in his 40s, and an adult male in his late teens, were brought to Mayo University Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, local news reports confirm.
Gardaí are continuing to appeal for information as they continue their investigation.
Last month, a protest in the town heard that the number of gardaí in the town had been reduced in recent years despite an increase in population –
The Concerned Citizens group who organised the silent protest in the town said it wanted to call attention to what it described as “serious neglect by those in power”.
“We’re proposing to hold a peaceful, silent, candle light protest on Sunday evening in town,” the group said in posts on social media. “We need to highlight the fact that the town is seriously neglected by those in power.
“We are seeing an unprecedented rise in crime, antisocial behaviour and even serious crime, whilst we have barely any garda presence, or let’s face it, NO real garda presence at all.”