A 24-year-old man was due to appear before the Dublin District Court this morning in connection with the alleged rape and false imprisonment of an 18-year-old Spanish student last weekend.

The individual, who was arrested on Monday afternoon, was held for questioning at the Irishtown Garda Station until Tuesday afternoon.

The alleged victim claimed she met the man in the city centre over the weekend and agreed to travel to Sandymount with him in order to take photographs.

She then claims he forced her into a tent in a remote area of Rinsend where he repeatedly raped her over the course of two days before she managed to escape and raise the alarm.

It is understood that the 24-year-old suspect was on bail for another offence at the time of the alleged attack last weekend.

The 18-year-old woman was taken to hospital and received a medical examination. Her family have travelled from Spain to be with her at this time.