Following the incident, the man was conveyed to University Hospital Waterford for treatment of serious injuries.

Two men in their 20s were later arrested in connection with the investigation.

The boy was taken to the Mater Hospital, while gardaí have preserved the scene and carried out a technical examination.

A man in his 40s remains in a critical condition in Beaumont Hospital after the attack.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault on a woman in her 40s that occurred in Muirhevnamore Park, Dundalk, at approximately 6pm on Friday

Gardaí are asking anyone who was in the area this morning between 11:30am and 12pm to come forward.

At noon on Tuesday, emergency services responded to a flat at the Old Convent on Basin Street and discovered a man in his 60s unresponsive at the scene.

The incident happened in Cavan town on Friday night.

He is due to appear at a special sitting of Naas District Court later on Saturday.

She was seriously injured in the alleged attack at a home in Clonshaugh on Saturday.

A man in his 30s was taken to Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar after he was seriously assaulted on Oliver Plunkett St on August 5th.

A woman in her 40s was taken to hospital following the incident, where her condition has been described as stable

A second man, aged in his 60s, is due to appear in court charged in connection with the incident

The alleged attack happened at a home in Ardfert at around 7:30pm on Saturday morning.

The man, aged in his 40s, is in serious condition in Beaumont Hospital