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It is understood, the man, who is stationed on the northside of the city, was injured when he fell from a moving patrol van.
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A GARDA SUFFERED a serious head injury and is in intensive care after he was injured while policing a match in Dublin last night.
It is understood, the man, who is stationed on the northside of the city, was injured when he fell from a moving patrol van.
He and colleagues were working at a match at Dalymount Park in Phibsborough and was outside the grounds when the incident happened.
Sources have said that he has suffered a significant head injury.
Niall Hodgins, president of the Garda Representative Association, said there is shock across Dublin gardaí as news of the incident spread.
“My thoughts and prayers are with both the injured officer, his family and of course all his colleagues of all ranks that were with him last night tasked with policing that last game in Dalymount with their community area,” he said.
The incident happened after the Bohemians versus Shelbourne fixture in Phibsborough.
A garda spokeswoman said: “Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances of a road traffic incident that occurred on Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 on Friday night at approximately 10.20pm.
“A member of An Garda Síochána, a male aged in his 30s based in the Dublin Region was seriously injured and taken to The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.”