Gardaí seek public help to find attacker

Gardaí in Dublin have appealed for help from the public in connection with an assault on an 21-year-old French student on Saturday.

The woman was assaulted by a man who tried to steal her handbag in the Seafield Road area of Killiney.

Gardaí said the attacker was 22 to 25 years old, 5ft 10ins in height, with short fair hair.

He was wearing blue denim jeans, runners and a black t-shirt.