A Garda has been injured in Dublin after a patrol car was rammed by a stolen car in Ballyfermot.

The female officer is said to have suffered non-life threatening injuries and is receiving treatment in St James' Hospital this evening.

Three men were arrested at the scene of the lunchtime incident - one in his late teens and two others in their twenties.

Two of them have been charged in connection with the theft of the vehicle and are due to appear before court this evening.

While the third has been charged in relation to a separate investigation and has been released. He is due to appear in court at a later date.