A teenager who was attacked on Friday night in Dublin has been moved out of intensive care, the Mater hospital has said.
The 16-year-old was assaulted while at a bus stop on Lower Drumcondra Road, close to the Bishop’s Palace.
The attack happened on Friday night opposite well-known pub Fagans at about 10pm. The young man sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to the Mater hospital in a critical condition. He spent most of the weekend in intensive care on a life-support machine.
A spokeswoman for the hospital said he was moved out of intensive care yesterday evening and the hospital was delighted with his progress.
The bus stop and surrounding property was sealed off for a few hours for forensic examination. Gardaí have appealed for anyone who witnessed the assault to contact Fitzgibbon Street Garda station.
In a separate assault in the capital, a 20-year-old man was injured when he was stabbed in the early hours of Saturday morning. The incident happened at about 6am at Deansrath, Clondalkin, in the west of the city. Gardaí in Tallaght have appealed for witnesses.