Galway Bay FM Newsroom - Fianna Fail Councillor John Connolly has condemned an incident that occurred last evening in Rahoon.
Gardaí were called to a number of public order incidents in the vicinity of Millers Lane between the hours of 7.45pm and 10pm.
During the course of these incidents, a number of youths threw rocks and other items in the direction of Gardaí and the patrol cars.
One Garda received a minor injury when hit by a rock and a Garda patrol car was damaged during the incident when a window was smashed by a rock.
Five youths were arrested during the course of the evening. They have since been released into the custody of their parents.
Investigations are ongoing.