Man arrested following 'frightening' incident at social welfare offices in Limerick
A MAN has been arrested and charged by gardai investigating a violent incident at the social welfare offices in Limerick city earlier this week.
The incident which happened at the Intreo premises at Dominick Street in the city centre on Wednesday was described as "frightening" by some of those who witnessed it.
According to several eye-witnesses, a man who was wielding a hammer entered the premises at around midday. He is reported to have been agitated and allegedly caused some damage once inside.
It's understood a number of people took refuge in other parts of the building during the incident which continued for a number of minutes.
Gardai have confirmed to the Limerick Leader/Limerick Live that they attended shortly after the alarm was raised and that a man, aged his 30's, was arrested at the scene.
"Gardaí received a report of an incident of criminal damage at the office of a state agency and attended the scene. A man was detained at a garda station in Limerick city under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has since been charged," said a spokesperson.
The man is due to appear before Limerick District Court later this Thursday.
There are no reports of any injuries arising from Wednesday's incident.