A 19-year-old youth is in hospital with serious head injuries this morning after a fight in Dublin early this morning.
The victim was with two other youths at 3.35 a.m when they were set upon by another group of youths at Chapelizod Road, Dublin 8, a Garda spokesman said.
The injured youth - who is from Palmerstown - was taken to James's Hospital in the capital. No arrests have been made.