2FM presenter Eoghan McDermott has thanked listeners and friends for their support following what he said was an unprovoked assault on St Stephen's night in Clondalkin in Dublin.
The 33-year-old DJ first made the revelation on Twitter and said that he was "knocked unconscious" after being jumped from behind. He also said he had to undergo a brain scan following the terrifying incident.
Some coward jumped me from behind as I was walking down the road last night, got knocked unconscious. Brain scan, concussion. I'll find you!
— Eoghan McDermott (@eoghanmcdermo) December 27, 2016
Although the popular drivetime presenter didn't sustain any serious injuries, he said that he was still feeling the ill-effects of the incident.
In a follow up post, he said that he was suffering from "nausea, vomiting, shooting headaches" and would be contacting the Gardaí once he was feeling better.
Following an outpouring of sympathy he also posted a video to Facebook, during which he thanked the public for their support and also revealed more about the extent of his injuries.
McDermott said that he was walking by himself to get a taxi home and was on the phone when "someone or ones came up behind me - I took a punch to the back of the head, fell down and hit my head off the concrete and was knocked unconscious".
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He said that he went to Tallaght Hospital but after suffering from headaches, blurred vision and bad nausea he returned for a scan and was later diagnosed with "bad concussion" which he said could take three weeks to clear.
McDermott reiterated that he would be reporting the incident to the Gardaí "not for my sake but for what could happen to someone else".
"I'll be grand, it could have been a whole lot worse but that's kind of the point: it could have been a whole lot worse," he said. "Someone could smack their head off concrete and have a brain haemorrhage or crazy complications which could really cause them problems."
