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Michael Healy-Rae Released From Hospital After Assault
He was taken to hospital after being stopped in traffic and assaulted, with gardaí and ambulance crews responding at the scene.
- On Wednesday, Independent Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae was assaulted in Dublin and transported to University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
- A lone male approached Healy-Rae's car window and punched him while stopped in traffic near the Combe Hospital on Cork Street.
- Brother Danny Healy-Rae confirmed the incident, stating, "someone hit him in the window," and added it is "only natural" to worry.
- Taoiseach Simon Harris condemned the assault, stating, "There is absolutely no place for violence or intimidation in our democracy." Colleagues Mattie McGrath and Paul Gogarty also sent well wishes.
- Gardaí are investigating the assault and appealing for witnesses to contact Kevin Street Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line; no arrests have been made.
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