The men then escaped in a getaway car.
A man was injured after disturbing three males rummaging through his car at around 5.15am on Friday.
It happened at Blackmillers Hill on the Rathbride Road.
It's understood that he chased the men away before one of them turned around and struck him in the eye with an object.
He was left with cuts to his face.
The men escaped in a getaway car.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact Kildare Garda station.
Garda Sean O'Mahony explains:

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