Four Gardaí hospitalised following two separate assaults over Easter

A number of Gardaí have been hospitalised over the Bank Holiday weekend following separate assaults around the country.

In the early hours of Easter Sunday morning, two Gardai – one male, one female – were attacked in Claremorris Co Mayo after responding to an incident in the area.

It is understood the attack, which was carried out by three men, was particularly savage, with both officers requiring treatment for their injuries in Mayo University Hospital.

According to reports, the three men at the centre of the attack were arrested and held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

Following Sunday morning's assault in the West, two gardaí were attacked in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.

The Irish Times reports that a female garda sustained a broken wrist while a male officer sustained facial injuries during an altercation in the Finglas area of the capital.

Both gardaí were treated for their injuries in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown today while two men in their 20s were arrested in connection with the incident.

It is understood both men will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning.