ASHLING Thompson is under Garda investigation over alleged assaults on two women in a popular city nightspot.

The Cork camogie ace, one of Ireland’s best-known GAA stars, is facing complaints she attacked the revellers, who were not known to her.

3 Cork camogie player Ashling Thompson Credit: Paul Sharp

The incident is alleged to have happened in Rearden’s — on Washington Street in the Rebel city — on February 24 last.

It‘s claimed that the All-Star midfield powerhouse, 28, punched a 23-year-old woman.

According to witnesses, the ­victim reported the incident to security personnel in the venue and it was caught on CCTV.

Shortly afterwards, Thompson also allegedly assaulted another young woman — leaving her with a facial injury.

3 A statement has been taken by gardai from Ashling Credit: Sportsfile - Subscription

Investigating gardai have taken statements from both women.

The victim of the second assault required hospital treatment.

A Garda spokesman confirmed that incidents had occurred in the nightclub which were being ­investigated by officers.

He added: “Criminal charges may follow.”

The Irish Sun understands that Thompson could face two District Court assault charges — one for common assault, the other for assault causing harm.

If charges follow, it is expected she will face a court appearance early in the New Year.

Thompson has not responded to requests for a comment on this matter, nor did her solicitor have anything to say when contacted.

Thompson has previously spoken publicly about her battle with depression, which was brought on by a car accident near her home in Newtownshandrum.

3 Ashling lifts the O'Duffy cup in 2015 Credit: Sportsfile - Subscription

She was just 19 at the time and it left her with serious neck and back muscular problems.

Her sporting interests and ­training were put on hold while the angry young woman tried to deal with the depression resulting from her condition.

This depression intensified when a close friend took his own life soon after her 2009 accident.

The young woman, who has won three All-Irelands with Cork and three Senior Club Championships with Milford, has been very vocal over the past few years on the issue of mental health.

Thompson has told how she was a tearaway at times that sport was not an option.

"I had a fuse the length of my toenail. It was serious. My mother was afraid of me, my own brother was afraid of me, and you just couldn’t control me, it went to that point.” Ashling Thompson

She craved attention elsewhere and turned into a different person.

She told the Laochra Gael ­programme on TG4: “I turned into a completely different person, extremely angry.

“I had a fuse the length of my toenail. It was serious.

“My mother was afraid of me, my own brother was afraid of me, and you just couldn’t control me, it went to that point.”

Now that she has gotten her life together again, Ashling admitted: “It’s something I have to live with for the rest of my life, decisions that I made and mistakes that I made and the road and path that I went down.

“It’s something that scars me and I’ll have in the back of my mind for the rest of my life.

“I know how hard it was to get over that period to the point where it could have killed me, and very nearly did.

“That was down to having no support system.”

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But the two-time All-Star did bounce back and got her life together, returning to training and making her way back up the athletic ladder to reach the top again.

Thompson, a mental health advocate, is known for her many tattoos and her nose piercing.

She has been described by her peers as the tough poster girl of camogie and a role model for children.