A MAN in his 30s was arrested last night following an incident at a domestic residence on Main Street Abbeyfeale.
Gardaí were called at approximately 6.45pm yesterday evening, Tuesday November 2, when the man barricaded himself into a private house with access to weapons (domestic knives and tools). There were no firearms present.
Local uniformed gardaí and plain clothes gardaí attended the scene.
The male was threatening self-harm and harm to any person who entered the premises.
An Garda Síochána implemented their Operational Command protocol. An On Scene Commander was appointed and local garda negotiators from Limerick, attached to the National Negotiators Unit, attended the scene supported by armed support units from Limerick and Cork.
At approximately 10pm an intervention was put in place by the Armed Support Unit and the male was arrested for offences contrary to the Criminal Damage Act 1991.
The male was medically assessed at the scene was taken to Henry Street Garda Station.
Gardaí continue to investigate all the circumstances in relation to the build-up to this incident and the incident itself.
