A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault and suspicious approaches to children in the Dublin 3 area.
The arrest took place in Santry on Tuesday, following a search of a property in the area by gardaÃ.
He is currently detained at a Garda station in the Dublin region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, where he can be questioned for up to 24 hours.
The investigation relates to incidents in Clontarf, north Dublin, last month. According to reports, including from The Irish Times, several young children were approached inappropriately on the street, with at least one child — understood to be of national school age — allegedly assaulted in one case near the Howth Road area.
The suspect is believed to have fled the scene by bicycle before any nearby adults could intervene.
Similar suspicious approaches are also alleged to have occurred in the same part of Dublin.
The operation involved officers from the Divisional Protective Services Unit, as well as personnel from DMR North, Clontarf, and Santry.
Gardaà have stated that investigations remain ongoing.
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