A 15-year-old boy has been hospitalised with serious injuries following an assault in Dublin on Sunday evening.
The teenager was reportedly assaulted by a group of youths in the St Vincent Street West area of Inchicore at about 5pm on Sunday, a Garda spokesman said.
The boy was taken to Crumlin children's hospital to be treated for "serious injuries", the spokesman said.
No arrests have yet been made and investigations are ongoing.