Knife-wielding woman arrested at Mayo school

A middle-aged woman was arrested at a Co Mayo school after she threatened a member of staff with a knife. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which occurred at St Muredach’s College shortly after 9.30am.

The woman, aged 52, entered the all-boys secondary school on the banks of the River Moy in Ballina, wielding an umbrella and a large knife.

Local gardaí and an armed response unit were dispatched to the school after receiving reports of a woman in possession of a knife.