A Garda negotiator had to be called in to deal with a potential armed stand-off in Carlow Town this morning
It started at about 6-30 A-M when a man in a distressed state claimed he had a gun in his home near The Laurels during a 999 call.
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The negotiator managed to communicate with the man and the incident was resolved shortly after 9.30am.
No firearm was discovered and no-one was injured.
A media Blackout was imposed by Gardai while the stand-off was ongoing but has now been lifted.
