Armed Garda unit called to Tullamore public order incident

Members of the armed garda Regional Support Unit attended a public order incident in Tullamore this afternoon.

They were called to Church Hill in Tullamore where there had been reports of a public order incident involving a large crowd. A number of other garda units also attended the scene.  

Gardai arrested one man on suspicion of criminal damage during the incident. The man, who is 20 years old, is being detained at Tullamore Garda Station.