A teenager arrested in connection with a serious assault in Dublin has been released.
A man, in his early 30s, was attacked on Crane Lane in Dublin 2 early on Saturday morning.
He was stabbed by a number of youths who robbed his phone.
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A taxi man assisted the injured man and took him to St James's Hospital.
A description of the teenagers was circulated to gardaí, and an arrest was made a short time later.
The phone was recovered when the arrest was made.
The detained teenager has since been released and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Additional reporting: Paul Quinn