Man, 70s, who was assaulted in Dublin in critical but stable condition

The man suffered head and spinal injuries in the serious assault and was brought to the Mater Hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition this morning.

A man who was assaulted in Dublin over the weekend is still in a critical condition in hospital.

The local man in his 70s was attacked near the Courtney Place flats in Ballybough in the early hours of Saturday morning.