Gardaí in Dublin say that they are currently searching for three youths after a man aged in his 40s was seriously injured in an attack on Monday morning.
According to Dublin Live, the investigation comes after the man sustained serious injuries following the attack which occurred on Cherbury Park Road near Esker cemetery in Lucan at approximately 6am.
Gardaí say the man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
They added that an investigation is currently ongoing and no arrests have yet been made.