A man has been arrested after a young woman was seriously assaulted in County Kerry this morning.

Emergency services alerted Gardaí to the incident at a home on Maine Street in Tralee at around 9.30am this morning.

The woman, aged in her 20s, has been taken to University Hospital Kerry to be treated for her injuries.

A man has been arrested and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

He is being held at a Garda station in Kerry.

The scene is currently being examined and investigations are ongoing.

Main image: File photo of Gardaí at a checkpoint, 9-4-20. Image: Barry Cronin/Alamy