The incident took place close to the Spirit Store at George’s Quay
Two men were attacked, leaving one of them hospitalised following an unprovoked attack at George’s Quay in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Gardaí in Dundalk are investigating the incident, which took place around 1.50am close to the Spirit Store.
Two males are said to have got out of a passing car and challenged a group of innocent bystanders.
A 19-year-old male received several blows to the head, as well as a slash wound to the face and was later taken to hospital, while another man was assaulted with what are believed to have been broken bottles.
The assailants fled the scene in a car with partial registration ’04 MO’ and Gardaí are investigating the matter, with CCTV from the Spirit Store having been obtained.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Dundalk Gardaí on 042 9335577.
