Drama at students’ gangland film shoot as armed gardaí swoop into action

A film shoot took a dramatic real-life twist for students at a Kerry school when armed gardaí swooped on the scene.

Students from Kerry’s Causeway Comprehensive secondary school were filming at a post office in Causeway at around 9pm on Wednesday for a Transition Year (TY) project.

However, a member of the public alerted gardaí to what they thought was an armed robbery taking place. Two armed garda units responded — before standing down when it became apparent that the only shooting was of the cinematic variety.