A man has appeared before a special sitting of Carlow District Court in connection with a serious assault on a woman in the county last weekend.

Gardaí have arrested a man in his 30s in connection with a serious assault on a woman in Carlow in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Gardaí suspect a woman beaten unconscious in a ferocious assault in Carlow on Sunday morning was attacked by a stranger.

Latest: Gardai were this evening continuing to appeal for witnesses after a serious assault on a woman in her 50’s in County Carlow.