A FILE IS being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions after a newborn baby was allegedly assaulted in Galway.

The baby, believed to be only a few weeks old, was brought to hospital on Monday having suffered head injuries. The child was brought to University Hospital Galway but has since been transferred to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin.

It is believed that a man arrested in connection with the incident, who is in his 20s, is known to the baby.

The man was released without charge and a file is being prepared for the DPP.

Gardaí in Galway city are investigating the incident.