Latest: Galway Councillor calls for investigation after 20 people trapped on big wheel for three hours

Update: The emergency services have rescued around 20 people from a ferris wheel that got stuck at the Galway Christmas market.

Update 9.38pm: The emergency services have rescued around 20 people from a ferris wheel that got stuck at the Galway Christmas market.

The wheel stopped turning at around 6pm this evening and the passengers were brought to safety about three hours later in Eyre Square.