Man, 20s, arrested as garda stabbed in Dublin city

The garda was attacked while on a high-visibility patrol on Capel Street just after 6pm

The incident happened on Capel Street just after 6pm on Tuesday evening. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews

A man has been arrested after a member of An Garda Síochána was stabbed in Dublin city on Tuesday evening.

It is understood that the garda was on a high-visibility patrol with a colleague on Capel Street in Dublin 1 when he was attacked and stabbed multiple times just after 6pm. Gardaí say the attack was unprovoked.