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Three held over Drogheda assault

Beaumont Hospital - Victim in a critical condition
Beaumont Hospital - Victim in a critical condition

Gardaí in Co Louth investigating a serious assault on a man in Drogheda have arrested three teenagers.

The teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17 were arrested in connection with an assault on a 29-year-old man.

The victim remains in a critical condition at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin after being found with serious head injuries, in the driveway of a house in Rowan Heights in Drogheda, just after 3am on Wednesday.

A 23-year-old woman arrested later that day was released without charge.

A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.