A garda was injured after an attack in Tallaght in Dublinlast night.
Gardaí were called to the Top service station on Fortunestown Road when 20 youths who had gathered in the area refused to move on when asked to do so by residents. The incident occurred at around 11 p.m.
Two Garda units arrived and in the course of making an arrest one garda was attacked by a youth with a beer bottle. The garda was taken to Tallaght hospital where he received stitches.
One person was arrested in connection with the incident.