Man arrested after ramming car through Trinity College front gates

An elderly man was arrested by gardaí in Dublin this morning after a rampage which caused damage to numerous cars, as well as to the historic front gates of the city's Trinity College.

The incident occurred at around 6.30am after the 68-year-old man drove through the college gates - which were open to vehicular traffic at the time - and onto the campus, where a number of cars were damaged.