An investigation is being carried out into an allegation that an Irish footballer based in the UK may have attacked a man in a nightclub in Dublin.
A man made a complaint to gardaí that he was the victim of an unprovoked attack at the nightclub and that he sustained head injuries.
He claims he sustained a broken nose, chipped teeth and head injuries after he was hit and headbutted a number of times.
The alleged attack took place on Friday night/Saturday morning in a nightclub in the south of the city.
Detectives are viewing CCTV footage from the nightclub, as well as identifying possible witnesses.
Gardaí have yet to interview the footballer about the alleged incident.
