Rathmines Road reopened after garda operation
The incident happened on the Lower Rathmines Road this morning, with a large garda presence in attendance.
Rathmines Road has reopened following an earlier incident which saw a man barricade himself inside a property.
Gardaí attended the scene, with a man in his 30s arrested as part of the operation.
Restrictions on the road, which had been closed for a number of hours, have now been lifted.
A garda spokesperson confirmed the incident this afternoon following a media blackout:
"Earlier this morning, Wednesday, 12th September 2024, a man barricaded himself inside a property on the Rathmines Road Lower in Dublin 6.
An Garda Síochána initiated its Operational Command protocol, appointing an On-Scene Commander. Local Garda negotiators from the National Negotiators Unit, along with several other Garda units, attended the scene. A cordon was put in place. The incident was resolved shortly after midday following negotiations.
They also confirmed that an arrest had been made following the incident:
"The male involved, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene as part of ongoing investigations into alleged offences contrary to the Non Fatal Offences against the Person Act. He is currently detained at a Garda Station in the DMR. The road has since re-opened to traffic. Investigations are ongoing."
