A man has appeared in court this afternoon in Tullamore after an incident earlier this week in which shots were fired at a house in the town.
The incident took place in the Cluain Darragh estate in Tullamore at about 2.30am on Monday. Shots were fired at the front door of the house, but no one was injured. A firearm was recovered during the course of the investigation.
The 26-year-old man was arrested on Friday in the Athlone area and was detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at Tullamore Garda station. He appeared at a special sitting of Tullamore District Court.