Man arrested in connection with 'vicious' assault near Dublin Airport

AN GARDA Síochána have arrested a man in connection with a 'vicious' assault on a woman near Dublin Airport last month.

Gardaí are investigating the alleged assault on a woman in her 40s, which occurred on the R108 in Huntstown in the early hours of Friday, October 20.

The woman was found unresponsive near the perimeter fence at Dublin Airport and was later taken to Beaumont Hospital where she received treatment for non life-threatening injuries.

in an update this Wednesday, gardaí say they have arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the incident on Tuesday, November 7.

He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a garda station in North Dublin.

He has since been released without charge and a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Investigations are ongoing.