Gardaí investigating after man suffers serious head injuries in assault

A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested at the scene.

The man was taken by ambulance to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore where his condition is currently understood to be stable.

Gardaí in Co Offaly are appealing for witnesses following an assault this evening.

Shortly after 6.15pm, emergency services attended the scene of an incident on Francis Street, Edenderry where a man, 30s, was discovered with serious head injuries.