The injured man was taken to St Luke’s General Hospital due to suffering a serious injury to his ear.

Two men in their 30s and a woman in her 20s are currently detained at a Garda station in Kilkenny.

Gardaí and emergency services are attending the site, and the road remains closed at present.

The High Court heard Sarah Mahoney suffered injuries to her face and arm following a fall in Kilkenny City four years ago

The trial of Andrew Cash heard the victim, John Cash, was still conscious when gardaí arrived at the scene