Two men and a woman were being held by gardai last night following an incident in Coolock where a man was threatened with a handgun. The man, in his late 20s, was walking on Adare Road at around 6.30 p.m. when a car pulled up beside him. The three people in the car, one of whom had a handgun, told him to get into the car but he ran off, immediately contacting the Garda.
Three people, all in their 30s and from Coolock, were later arrested and a handgun recovered. It is understood the man who was threatened is involved in a dispute with the three people, which is not drug related.