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Man (40s) hospitalised as gardaí seize knife following ‘disturbance’ in Dublin

A photo shared on social media shows several gardaí surrounding a man in handcuffs who is being pinned on the ground.

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A man was hospitalised following a “disturbance” in Dublin city centre on Wednesday afternoon.

Gardaí were called to the scene of an incident outside the Ripley Court Hotel on Talbot Street, Dublin 1 at approximately 3.15pm and a knife was confiscated.

A photo shared on social media shows several gardaí surrounding a man in handcuffs who is being pinned on the ground.

A source told sundayworld.com the man, aged in his 40s, was injured in a “scuffle” and was later taken to hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

No-one else was injured during the incident.

Enquiries are ongoing.