Evicted man barricades himself into Limerick flat

Gardaí closed off a street in Limerick after reports that a man had barricaded himself into a building with a child hostage.

About 20 gardaí, including the armed Regional Support Unit, detectives, and uniformed officers, set up camp outside the apartment on John St as a tense stand-off ensued.

Specially-trained gardaí were deployed at around 3pm. A senior garda also confirmed a trained negotiator was deployed to try and talk the man down.