Man in his 30s beaten by gang in residential part of Cobh

Victim sustained a number of injuries after being targeted by a gang of people travelling in a van in the Newtown area of the town

Gardaí have spoken to the victim and are trying to establish a motive.

Gardaí are investigating an incident in which a man was attacked by a gang of people in a residential area of Cobh in Co Cork.

The man is understood to have been targeted by the group who were travelling in a van in the Newtown area of the town on Monday night.