Armed gardaí sent to Traveller halting site in Cork

Armed gardaí responded to reports of an alleged public order incident at a halting site on the northside of Cork city on Thursday evening.

It was reported by locals that armed gardaí, a number of squad cars, and unmarked garda cars were in attendance at the scene at Spring Lane halting site and gardaí patrolled the area from approximately 7pm.

In a statement issued to The Echo, a garda spokesperson said: “An Garda Síochána received a report of a public order incident at a residential area on the Ballyvolane Road, Cork at approximately 7.30pm yesterday, Thursday, 22 September 2023.

“Gardaí attended the scene and patrolled the area extensively. Following enquiries, there were no formal reports made to gardaí and no offences disclosed at this time.”