Olympic silver medalist John Joe Nevin is in hospital in Mullingar after suffering a broken leg during an attack on him this morning. Gardai in Mullingar are investigating the incident but no arrests have been made.
The incident occurred in the Ardleigh area according to RTE.
UPDATE: The Independent reports that a gang of men went into Nevin's house at approximately 10:30am this morning and carried out the assault.
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