A VIDEO of a bare-chested man being restrained and carried by armed Gardaí out of a residential area in Limerick was shared on social media leaving members of the public curious as to what had happened.
Two members of An Garda Síochána’s Armed Support Unit (ASU), along with three other unformed members of the force, followed by HSE paramedics, carried the half-naked man by his arms and legs out of the area.
Several Garda vehicles and an ambulance, which were also seen in the video footage, prompted members of the public to question what had occurred.
When contacted by the Limerick Post, a member of the Garda Press Office replied: “Gardaí responded to reports of an incident of criminal damage in the Grove Island area of Limerick City shortly before 9am on Friday, 26th July 2024.”
“A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene a short time later for public order offences and taken to a Garda Station in Limerick City.”
The Garda spokesman said that the arrested male “has since been charged in connection with the incident and released from Garda custody to appear before Limerick District Court”.
No other details of the background to the incident were provided.
