Gardaí attend scene of incident involving FG and SF candidates

Gardaí attended the scene of an incident involving Fine Gael and Sinn Féin election candidates in Ballymahon, Co Longford this evening.

Gardaí attended the scene of an incident involving Fine Gael and Sinn Féin election candidates in Ballymahon, Co Longford this evening.

Pictures have emerged of Deputy James Bannon in a Garda car - however, Gardaí are insisting that he was not arrested and no other arrests have been made.