The incident was captured on video and circulated widely on social media.
The footage shows the driver of a bin lorry being pushed and verbally abused while his colleague was struck in the head.
This is awful. Absolutely horrendous. pic.twitter.com/Iq8IeGqcEl
— Tony - Pod Guy - Groves (@Trickstersworld) July 17, 2020
It happened at a housing estate in Donaghmeade in north Co Dublin just after 10am Friday morning.
According to a Garda spokesperson "no arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing."
The binmen worked for The City Bin Co. and they have since released a statement regarding the incident.
We're aware of a video circulating on social media this evening of an incident involving one of our City Bin crew today, and wanted to shed some light on the events. #citybin pic.twitter.com/8OCVQDO0YN
— The City Bin Co. (@citybin) July 17, 2020
