Man injured in slash-hook attack

A man is recovering in hospital after being attacked with a slash-hook at his home in Ballinasloe, Co Galway

A man is recovering in hospital after being attacked with a slash-hook at his home in Ballinasloe, Co Galway. Mr Alan Lynch (25), of St Grellan's Terrace, was taken to Portiuncula Hospital after being attacked during a row with a neighbour on Thursday night. A man was arrested and will appear in court next Wednesday.

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