Gardaí are investigating a claim from convicted kidnapper Dessie O'Hare that he was the victim of a hit-and-run incident in Dublin last night.
O'Hare, 55, is being treated in the Mater Hospital for injuries to his shoulder and face.
The former INLA man, who was collected by an ambulance from Seafield Road in Clontarf, claimed he was knocked down by a black jeep.
O’Hare, who was known as the "Border Fox" was sentenced to 40 years for kidnapping Dublin dentist John O'Grady in 1987 and cutting off his fingers when a ransom was not paid.
However, he was freed after the High Court ruled he was a prisoner who qualified for release under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
