Man charged with firearm offences after Coveney security alert

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney was ushered from the room amid the security alert (Hume Foundation/PA)

A 51-year-old man has been charged with firearms offences after being arrested by detectives investigating a security alert that led to Simon Coveney being evacuated from a peace event.

He is charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition in suspicious circumstances, possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a handgun without a certificate, and possession of ammunition without a certificate.