A teenager is recovering after being attacked and robbed in broad daylight outside a church in Carrickmacross.
The incident happened over the weekend at a car park beside St Joseph's Church on Halloween.
Gardaí say they received a report of a robbery that occurred at a car park in Carrickmacross on Friday, October 31 at approximately 2.30pm.
A male youth aged in his teens received medical assessment from emergency services at the scene, for injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
A mobile phone is believed to have been taken and investigations are ongoing.