BREAKING: Two men to appear at special court sitting following violent Longford row
Two men are due to appear at a special court sitting this morning charged in connection to a violent incident on the main street of Longford town yesterday.
The pair, who are aged in their 20s and 50s, were arrested following an unruly incident shortly after 4pm.
Two cars were also damaged in the violent incident which is believed to be linked to a simmering row involving two locally based families.
It’s believed one of the cars involved ran into the back of the second car at busy pedestrian crossing.
It's also believed a weapon may also have been produced during the course of the brawl which took place just yards from Longford Courthouse which was in the process of holding its weekly court sitting.
Traffic along the main street of the town was interrupted for a brief period of time as gardaí rushed to the scene.The two men who were later arrested have since been charged and are due to appear at a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court today.
"Gardaí arrested two men following a public order incident which occurred on Main Street, Longford, yesterday 28th March 2023," said the spokesperson.
"The men, one aged in his 20s the other in his 50s, have since been charged in relation to the incident and are due to appear before a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court this morning at 10.30am."