An alleged assault on a Portlaoise teenager is now being investigated by Gardaí.
The incident happened at a shopping centre in the town last Saturday.
A 13-year old girl had been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Meanwhile, An Garda Síochána in the Laois-Offaly Division have take taken to Facebook to engage more with the community.
The page, which can be found here, hopes to alert people to different local news and alerts.
There has been weather alerts and road safety information shared by local Gardaí on the page.
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