Man (30s) arrested after barricading himself inside house in Mayo incident

A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested following reports of an incident of criminal damage in Mayo
Man (30s) arrested after barricading himself inside house in Mayo incident

James Cox

A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested following reports of an incident of criminal damage in Mayo.

He barricaded himself inside his family home in Ballina town shortly before 6pm on Thursday evening.

Local Garda negotiators, along with several other Garda units, attended the scene, which was sealed off.

After negotiations, the incident was peacefully resolved shortly before 11.30pm last night.

The man was detained and taken to a Garda station in the North Western Region for questioning.

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