A man has been charged in connection with an assault on a woman in Dublin city centre.
A man in his 30s was arrested yesterday afternoon in connection with the attack near St Stephen's Green on Tuesday afternoon.
A woman in her 50s is understood to have suffered a broken nose during the assault, which happened shortly after 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
She was taken to St James's Hospital for treatment following what is believed to have been a random attack.
The man was being questioned at Pearse Street garda station before being charged in connection with the investigation last night.
He will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30 am this morning.