Man still in custody over attack on Dublin Bus driver

A 32-year-old man remains in Garda custody this morning following a serious assault on a Dublin Bus driver in the Liberties area of the city over the weekend.

The driver of the 56A was injured when a man took control of the bus just before 10pm on Saturday night.

The man then drove the bus down Cork Street before being overpowered by other passengers, who brought the vehicle to a stop.

The driver, a Chinese national, is reported to have suffered two broken bones in his hand and severe bruising.

The National Bus and Rail Union says the incident was the latest in a string of attacks on buses operating between Ringsend and Tallaght.

It says four drivers from the Ringsend depot are currently out injured because of assaults.