National: Man in custody after barricading himself inside business in Mayo town
Market Square in Ballina reopens after being closed for several hours during incident
A man aged in his mid-30s remains in Garda custody following an incident at a business premises in Ballina, Co Mayo yesterday evening.
At about 6pm, gardaí in Ballina responded to reports of a man brandishing a knife in a threatening manner in the Market Square area of Ballina.
After arriving at the scene, gardaí followed the man who then secured himself in a business premises and threatened to injure himself.
Gardaí have said no other persons were in the business premises at the time.
Gardaí brought the incident to a conclusion some hours later and the man was arrested. He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in County Mayo.
Market Square in the town centre was closed off by gardaí for some hours during the incident but has since re-opened.
Investigations are ongoing.