Gardai have charged a man following a serious incident in Galway city centre over the weekend that saw a person rushed to hospital.
Gardai were called to the scene at Cross Street in the early hours of Sunday morning, January 12 after receiving reports of a serious incident.
A man in his 20s had been injured in the incident and was brought to hospital for treatment.
Gardai officers arrested a 20 year old man at the scene and he was subsequently charged and appeared before Galway District Court later that day.
A gardai spokesperson told Galway Beo: “Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of an incident on Cross Street, Galway shortly after 3am on Sunday, 12th January, 2025. A male in his late 20s injured in the course of the incident was brought to hospital for treatment.
“A male aged 20 was arrested and later charged in connection with the incident. He appeared before a special sitting of Galway District Court yesterday evening.”
Meanwhile this week, experts have warned of a ‘beast’ weather event headed towards Ireland as the latest forecast showed winter ‘isn’t over’ yet.
According to the latest forecast maps, the ‘beast’ event is headed for Ireland over the next few days spelling a significant change in conditions.
Meteorology expert MetJeffUK shared the new update as he said: “Well some might say I cherry picking on my last tweet but tonight’s EC can also see this beast!
“Winter over don’t you believe it!”
Here is the forecast for the next few days according to Met Eireann:
Today
Cloudy and breezy today with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in fresh to strong southwest winds. There’ll be mist and fog over hills and on some windward coasts.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy on Monday night with areas of mist, fog and drizzle. A mild night with lowest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees in moderate south to southwest winds.
Tomorrow
It looks set to be generally cloudy on Tuesday but a few sunny spells are possible. It will be largely dry but there’ll be some areas of mist and drizzle. Maximum temperatures will range from 11 to 14 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
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