Four people were hospitalised following a “serious public order incident” in Galway in which a car was driven “at speed” at a group of people.
The incident occurred on the Headford Road in Galway at around 6.10pm on Sunday.
A large number of people were involved in an altercation in a car park on the Headford Road.
Two men were assaulted and are currently receiving treatment at University Hospital Galway for non-life threatening injuries.
Jack Horgan-Jones: Can Jim O’Callaghan live up to his brand as the law and order politician?
The New Nuclear Age by Ankit Panda: Could ‘growing loose talk’ lead to the ultimate disaster?
Pamela Anderson: ‘I felt like life was really like death for me’
Jamie Dornan: ‘I lost my mom, and I lost four of my best friends in an accident. I had a difficult few years’
During the course of the incident, a vehicle was driven at speed at a group of people.
A man and woman are receiving treatment at University Hospital Galway for their injuries, which are understood to be non-life threatening.
Gardaí have seized a number of weapons which are understood to have been used during the course of the incident.
Two vehicles have also been seized for a technical examination. Investigations are ongoing at this time, a spokesman said.
