Melee in estate in Offaly on New Year's Day was dispersed with pepper spray

A Melee in Offaly involving several people had to be dispersed using pepper spray, on New Year's Day.

At 4.30am a Garda car was on mobile patrol when it pulled into a housing estate in Birr.

There they saw several people in the open air involved in a physical altercation.

“Pepper spray had to be deployed to break up the melee,” a spokesperson said, “and everybody was sent home." 

Gardai say the matter is being investigated.

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