Emergency services called to incident in Mayo town centre

The emergency services have been called out to an incident at Castlebar town centre this afternoon.

A section of Ellison Street was closed off for a period due to the situation, impacting on traffic flow.

An ambulance, fire-fighting personnel and gardaí were at the scene.

Full details have not been disclosed at this stage.

But it is understood the emergency services attended the scene as a precautionary measure after a concern had been raised which on investigation subsequently proved insignificant.