Galway Bay fm newsrooms: Gardaí in Galway are also investigating an incident of racial abuse and assault in the city last week.
A young man and his brother left the astroturf pitches in Westside last Wednesday (18/10) and walked towards Coogan Park around 6p.m.
They were allegedly set upon by a group of up to 6 boys on bicycles.
They were racially abused and the young man was allegedly punched in the face before two passerbys came to their aid.
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Anyone with any information about the assault in Westside last Wednesday evening is urged to contact Galway gardaí at 091 53 8000.