Gardaí in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, have arrested one man following a serious assault on Monday evening last.
At approximately 7:00pm, Gardaí were alerted to an assault at a residence in Ballinasloe. A woman aged in her 50s received serious injuries.
The injured woman was taken to Portiuncula University Hospital where she remains in a critical condition.
A man also aged in his 50s has been arrested and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the county.
Investigations are ongoing.
