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Police Arrest Suspect After Assault on Michael Healy-Rae

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  • Prime Minister Micheál Martin condemned the assault on independent politician Michael Healy-Rae as an attack on democracy.
  • Police arrested a man in his 50s linked to the Dublin assault on Wednesday.
  • Healy-Rae, 59, was discharged from hospital after receiving stitches for facial wounds.
  • Police have not determined motive but have not ruled out his public role as a factor.