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Serious Assault and Arrest, Basin Street, Dublin 8 – 1st April, 2025

Issue Date: 01/04/2025

Gardaí in Kilmainham are investigating a serious assault on a man in his 60s, which occurred at a residential property on Basin Street, Dublin 8, on Tuesday, 1st April, 2025.

At approximately 12:00 noon, Gardaí and emergency services responded to a report of an unresponsive man found within a flat at the Old Convent on Basin Street.

He was removed from the scene by ambulance and is currently receiving treatment at Beaumont Hospital. His condition is understood to be serious.

A man in his 20s was subsequently arrested in connection with this incident and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region.

The scene has been forensically examined and remains preserved.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses or individuals with information to contact the incident room at Kilmainham Garda Station at 01 666 9700 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111.

The investigation is ongoing.