{"id":203139,"date":"2025-12-21T06:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/203139\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T06:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:36:21","slug":"man-rushed-to-hospital-following-assault-on-bridge-in-north-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/203139\/","title":{"rendered":"Man rushed to hospital following assault on bridge in north Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incident occurred at the pedestrian bridge at Finglas Bypass in Dublin 11 at approximately 6:30pm on Friday<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766298981_62_0_Garda-car-stock-image.jpg\" alt=\"Garda car (stock image)\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Garda car (stock image)(Image: NurPhoto\/PA Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A young man has been hospitalised following an assault in north <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/dublin\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Dublin<\/a> on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident occurred at the pedestrian bridge at Finglas Bypass in Dublin 11 at approximately 6:30pm. A man in his 20&#8217;s was brought to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A technical examination has since been conducted by the Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit. Garda\u00ed are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact them. A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/an-garda-siochana\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">garda<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;Any road users who were travelling on the Finglas Bypass \/ North Road between 6:00pm and 6:45pm on Friday 19th December 2025 and who may have video footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to investigating Garda\u00ed. &#8220;Anyone with any information is asked to contact Finglas Garda Station on 01 666 7500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station. 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