Gardaí charge man after 'hostage' situation in Mayo 

Gardaí had responded to reports of a man brandishing a knife in a threatening manner. File picture: Dan Linehan

A man has been charged by gardaí following a hostage situation in Co Mayo on Wednesday. 

Gardaí had responded to reports of a man brandishing a knife in a threatening manner. He had barricaded himself into a business premises in the Market Square area of Ballina.