Armed gardai respond to incident in Limerick village

Gardai have not confirmed if there were any injuries sustained by any persons involved in the incident.

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Video footage has emerged of members of the Regional Support Unit on the streets of Athea and entering a property through a doorway.

It is understood the man arrested is not a native of the area.

One local told Limerick Live: “It’s a very quiet, rural village. I’ve never seen anything like this before in Athea – armed guards with machine guns on the street. It’s the kind of thing you’d see on TV.”