Gardai were alerted and the victim was taken to the sexual assault treatment unit at the Rotunda Hospital.

A man was arrested for questioning by gardai investigating a sexual assault on a mother at her home after he telephoned a station and made inquiries about the attack.

The woman, who lives in west Tallaght in south county Dublin, was targeted after she replied to an online job advertisement, seeking employment as a cleaner.

She replied to the advertisement on a well established website and made contact with a man, who arranged to call to her home on Holy Thursday morning.

The man spoke briefly with the mother when he called to the house and then began pushing her around her sitting room before sexually assaulting her.

The mother of one resisted her attacker and he eventually fled from the house before walking calmly to a car parked nearby.

As a result of publicity about the attack last week, a man telephoned the gardai in Tallaght on Saturday evening and inquired about the assault.

He later drove to the station and made further inquiries.

Officers subsequently detained the man for questioning before releasing him without charge.

Criminal

Gardai are currently preparing a file for the DPP, who will determine if criminal charges should be brought against the suspect, who has an address in Co Meath.

Gardai said last night they were not looking for anybody else in connection with the sex attack.

Officers have not received any reports about similar attacks.

But, since the publicity they have been contacted by a number of women, who claimed they were victims of sexual assaults in other circumstances.

Meanwhile, the victim of the Holy Thursday attack is recovering from her ordeal after being examined following the incident at the sexual assault treatment unit at the Rotunda hospital.

She said she was relieved that gardai were making progress with their inquiries into the attack.

Gardai last night repeated their warning to women responding to job advertisements to arrange to meet people in a public place rather than invite them into their homes.

Irish Independent