A garda is recovering after he was struck by a car in Castleknock in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
He was attending a domestic violence call at an apartment complex about a man armed with a sword.
When the garda arrived at the scene, a man was in a car and was leaving.
The car reversed and narrowly avoided two female gardaí but a male garda opened the passenger door to speak to the driver.
He drove off and the car struck the garda, who was spun to the ground and sustained head injuries.
The garda was taken to hospital and was later discharged but remains off duty.
Gardaí say no arrests have been made but they are following definite lines of enquiry.
The Garda Representative Association said this evening that it was "deeply regrettable that yet another young garda has been injured while on duty."
"While trying to effect an arrest, the armed assailant struck the garda with his car and went on to ram other patrol cars as he fled the area," the association said.
Local representative Garda Mark Ferris said he has spoken with his injured colleague.
"He is recovering and naturally is in shock having been struck by the assailants vehicle," Gda Ferris said.
"Reflecting on what was a lethally dangerous situation, he 'feels blessed' that he wasn't run over and his injuries are non life threatening.
"As a representative for garda members, it is incumbent on me and the GRA to highlight the ongoing law and order crisis afflicting the State.
"As public servants on the sharp end of the criminal justice system we are vulnerable to the flagrant lack of regard a minority of violent criminals have for the conventions of civilised society.
"No member of An Garda Síochána deserves to be injured or face assault while on duty but unfortunately too often that is the case and there are simply not enough gardaí to protect their colleagues when they come under attack."
