Gardaí have ended a standoff in County Waterford after a media blackout was lifted last night. A man's been brought to hospital after it happened in Portlaw yesterday.
Cliona O'Dwyer reports: "Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene of an incident at a home on Brown Street in Portlaw yesterday afternoon. A media blackout was put in place while officers negotiated with a man during the incident.
"The negotiations led to it being resolved shortly after 7 o'clock last night and the media blackout was lifted. A man has been transported to a hospital in the South East of the country for medical treatment. No one else was injured as gardai continue to investigate."
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