Man arrested after car drives into teenagers in Skerries

A fight had broken out among a number of young people in the run up to the incident

A car strikes people in Skerries following fighting involving a number of people on Saturday night

Three teenagers were taken to hospital after an incident in which a car was driven at people in north Co Dublin.

A man has been arrested in connection with the investigation and he is currently being detained at a Garda Station in the north county Dublin area.

Gardaí said they had responded to a public order incident at Harbour Road, Skerries on Saturday night.

A spokesperson said: “At approximately 9.30pm a large number of youths gathered and a fight broke out.

“During the course of the incident a car drove at a number of people.”

Gardaí said three teenagers, two female and one male, were taken to Beaumont Hospital for treatment with “non-life threatening injuries”.

The spokesperson added: “Investigations are ongoing.” Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee said she was a family friend of one of the young women injured in the incident.

In a statement, she said: “I am deeply shocked and saddened by the horrific incident that took place on Harbour Road, Skerries, yesterday evening.

“There is absolutely no place for this kind of violence in our community.

“My thoughts are with her, the others injured, and all of their families.

“Thankfully, she is now home from hospital. I wish each of them a full and speedy recovery.” Ms Clifford-Lee said “tensions have been building” in the area following “a significant increase in the number of young people” visiting Skerries.

She said she had spoken to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan about the incident and asked for additional garda resources to be deployed “as soon as possible”.