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Roisin Cullen

WATCH: Two men rushed to hospital after assault at fun fair in Finglas

Two men were rushed to hospital after an assault at a fun fair in Finglas last night.

Gardai and emergency services raced to the scene at Charlestown Place around 8:10pm. One man in his teens and another in his twenties were treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

In video footage seen by Dublin Live gangs of youths start punching each other destroying a fairground stand. One even throws a rubber duck from the amusement.

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A young man on the ground is then repeatedly kicked and punched as he tries to get up. Many are then seen fleeing the dangerous scene by jumping over the barrier of the stand.

Garda investigations into the incident are ongoing.

A garda spokesman said: "Gardaí and emergency services attended an incident of assault that occurred in Charlestown Place, Finglas, Co Dublin at approximately 8:10pm last night, 8th October 2022.

"Two men, one aged in his teens and another in his twenties, were conveyed to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries sustained as a result of this incident.

"No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing."

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