Teenager wounded in Galway knife attack

A 17-year-old man is in a critical condition after a stabbing incident in Galway city last night.

A 17-year-old man is in a critical condition after a stabbing incident in Galway city last night.

He is believed to have received a serious head wound in the attack which took place in the Claddagh area of the city.

A man was arrested by gardaí in the vicinity of the attack and was taken to Mill Street Garda Station.

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