Man (50s) due to appear in court after imitation firearm seized in Waterford city

A man is due to appear in court this morning after an imitation firearm was seized in Waterford city yesterday.

Gardaí received a report of an alleged firearm incident on Paddy Browne’s Road on Wednesday afternoon.

They subsequently attended the scene and arrested a man in his 50s.

Gardaí also seized an imitation firearm from the scene.

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The man has since been charged and is due to appear before Waterford District Court at 10:30am this morning.

Investigations are ongoing.