Man kicked and beaten for his phone

The Irish Independent is reporting today that a man in his twenties is recovering in the Limerick Regional Hospital tonight after he was the victim of a vicious assault over the weekend.

The young man was apparently walking near Raheen FoodStores on the Mulcair Road in Raheen around 3am Sunday morning when he was set upon by a number of males who kicked and beat him around the head before making off with his mobile phone.

Anyone with information on the attack are asked to contact Roxboro Gardai on (061) 212430.