Doctor stabbed in horror knife attack at Dublin city centre clinic as police swarm area

Doctor stabbed in horror knife attack at Dublin city centre clinic as police swarm area The doctor, a man in his 50s, is in a serious condition in hospital after the attack at a clinic in Dublin Police swarmed a city centre clinic after a doctor was stabbed in a horror knife attack. The doctor is fighting for his life after the vicious assault in Dublin this morning. The victim, a man in his 50s, was attacked at the clinic on Usher's Island, Dublin, at around 9am. Officers from the Garda Armed Response Unit (ASU) rushed to the scene and arrested the suspected attacker — a man in his 60s. The critically injured doctor has been taken by ambulance to St James' Hospital, where his condition is believed to be serious, the Irish Mirror reports. A Garda spokesperson confirmed the incident and said: "Shortly after 9am on Friday, 30th October 2025, Gardaí from Kevin Street and ASU responded to reports of an incident at a premises on Ushers Island, Dublin 8. During the incident, a man in his 50s was seriously assaulted." They added: "He received medical attention at the scene from Gardaí before being transported by ambulance to St. James's Hospital. A man in his 60s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Dublin City. Investigations are ongoing."