Armed standoff in Tallaght triggered by breakup

Gardaí suspect that a serious criminal fired up to 30 shots in a built-up Dublin estate — sparking a major barricade incident — after a breakup with his partner.

The 46-year-old criminal, who has convictions for false imprisonment and assault causing harm, voluntarily agreed to give himself up at 4.30pm yesterday after a tense 13-hour standoff with gardaí.

Local gardaí and elite officers from the Emergency Response Unit descended on Deerpark Estate, in Tallaght, after a woman informed them of a domestic incident at around 2.30am.