Man arrested as gardai fire shot during operation to stop stolen lorry

A MAN has been arrested following an incident in County Cork during which a shot was fired by gardai.

In a statement, issued this Wednesday evening, gardai say they received a report that a lorry was stolen in the Bandon area on Tuesday night and that the vehicle, was observed in the Togher area of Cork city this Wednesday morning.

The vehicle failed to stop when directed to do so by gardaí and a 'managed containment operation' was subsequently put in place by gardaí.

The operation later ended in the Forge Hill area of Togher.

"A shot was discharged from a garda firearm during this incident and as a result, GSOC have been notified of the incident," said a garda spokesperson.

Garda have also confirmed that man, aged in his 30s, was arrested following the operation and he is currently detained at a garda station in the Southern Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

While two garda vehicles were damaged in the course of this operation, no injuries were reported.

Investigations are ongoing.