A MAN WAS charged before a special court sitting last night in connection with an incident in which armed gardaí detained a man after a number of people were allegedly threatened with a knife in Co Limerick.

Gardaí said a man was charged before Limerick District Court “on a number of offences”  following an incident in Newcastle West on Tuesday.

“Gardaí responded to reports of a male threatening members of the public in the Maiden Street and North Quay areas at approximately 9pm,” a garda spokesman said.

No injuries were reported.

Gardaí said that “with assistance from the Divisional Armed Support Unit (ASU), the man, aged in his 30s, was subsequently arrested at a nearby location and detained at a Garda station in Co Limerick under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984”.

“He has since been charged and appeared before a special sitting of Limerick District Court on Wednesday evening, 20 August 2025.

“As this matter is now before the courts, An Garda Síochána is not in a position to comment further at this time.”