Northern Ireland

Two men injured in fight outside Portrush bar

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Harbour Bar beside the Water World complex in Portrush, Co Antrim. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin
The incident took place outside a bar in the Harbour Road area of Portrush. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin

Two men were injured in a fight outside a bar in Portrush in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The two men, both aged in their 20s, are believed to have been in an altercation involving another man who left the scene.

One of the men sustained a cut to his head, while the other injured his elbow.

Police say they were made aware of the incident outside a bar in the Harbour Road area at around 1.05am on Sunday.

“On officers’ arrival there were no signs of an altercation, and two men, aged in their 20s, had been injured,” a spokesperson said.

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“One of the men had sustained an injury to his elbow and the other had a cut to his forehead.

“It’s understood the altercation involved another man who wearing a white t-shirt. The suspect had left the scene.”