UPDATE – The incident on Dame Street has ended and the man in question, who was on top of one of the buildings, is now safe and well.
Earlier, there were massive disruptions on Dame Street as emergency services were called to Abercrombie & Fitch with reports that a man was on top of the building. The street had been closed to deal with the incident.
Gardaí were called to Dame Street and cleared the streets.
A number of people have been tweeting from the scene.
That’s not part of the original statue. Road still closed, traffic not moving. Fire brigade on the scene at Dame St. pic.twitter.com/FqrgU6Auud
— Ger Gilroy (@gergilroy) July 1, 2014
A very nervous and tense silence on Dame Street. Man still balanced right on the ledge five stories up. https://t.co/c7FXWu4ZG5
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) July 1, 2014
Dame Street is on lockdown due to a man of the roof of a building – http://t.co/s83vSu2SGB pic.twitter.com/gBjhpe0ZyA
— SPIN 1038 (@spin1038) July 1, 2014
Man on six-storey Dame Street building stands on statue with arms by his side. https://t.co/zbgqKs5u60
— Rónán Duffy (@ronanduffy_) July 1, 2014
