Man holed up in empty playschool with imitation shotgun arrested in Navan 

The man gave himself up after lengthy dialogue with trained Garda negotiators.

A young man armed with an imitation shotgun, who was holed up in an empty playschool, has given himself up after lengthy dialogue with trained Garda negotiators.

The man is being detained under mental health legislation. A doctor has been sought to assess him and gardaí will carry out what recommendation follows.