Man (50s) hospitalised after stabbing in Galway City

Briain Kelly, 16 Aug

A man has been taken to hospital and a teen arrested after a stabbing at
Renmore Barracks in Galway City last night.

Gardaí are investigating an assault which occurred at Renmore Army
Barracks in Galway on Thursday, August 15.

A man in his 50s received a number of stab wounds during the incident.

He was taken to University Hospital Galway for treatment of injuries that
are serious but not life-threatening.

A male teenager was restrained by members of the Defence Forces and
arrested by Gardaí at the scene.

The male youth is currently detained at a Garda Station in the North
Western Region.

The scene is currently preserved and a technical examination will be
carried out today by the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit.

An Garda Síochána have said that investigations are ongoing.