Teenager arrested after army chaplain stabbed outside barracks

A teenager has been arrested after a chaplain at an army barracks in Co Galway was stabbed.

The victim, who is in his 50s, was stabbed multiple times and is being treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Irish police said.

The army chaplain was attacked outside Renmore Army Barracks at around 10.45pm on Thursday and was rushed to University Hospital Galway.

The chaplain was approached by a young man outside the barracks. The chaplain then ran through the gate of the barracks and was followed by the young man.

The young man, aged in his teens, was detained by members of the Defense Forces and arrested by the police on the spot.

The young man is currently being held at a garda station in the North West region.

The scene is currently being preserved and a technical examination will be carried out today by the Crime Scene Unit.

Inquiries are ongoing, gardai said.