Man arrested under Mental Health Act following 'incident' at Cork property

A man was arrested after an incident at a property in the Farranree area of Cork city this morning.

He was arrested under the Mental Health Act and is currently detained at Mayfield Garda Station.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the incident, which was ongoing for a number of hours.

Neighbours gathered outside the property during the incident and gardaí blocked off access to the estate temporarily.

A garda spokesperson confirmed that there were no injuries sustained during the incident.

"Gardaí attended an incident this morning at approximately 9am in the Farranree area of Cork," the spokesperson said.

"A man has since been arrested under the Mental Health Act and is currently detained at Mayfield Garda Station.

"No injuries were sustained during the incident."