Galway Bay fm newsroom - A man is due before a special sitting of Galway District Court later this evening charged over the stabbing of a Garda in Oranmore.
The male Garda, who's a member of the armed support unit based at Salthill, suffered injuries to his upper torso and head during the incident this afternoon.
It happened at a house at Rinville near Oranmore village shortly after mid-day.
The Garda remains at University Hospital Galway this evening but it's understood his injuries are not life threatening.
A local man aged in his 30's was arrested at the scene - and is due before a special sitting of Galway District Court this evening at 8.