Gardaí responded to reports of a public order incident on John Street, Waterford City in the early hours of this morning.
A video of the ordeal has been widely shared on a local community forum in recent hours.
The incident occurred at approximately 12.30 am. A man (30s), who was arrested in relation to the incident, has since been charged and will appear before Waterford District Court at a later date.
As the matter is now before the courts, no further information available at this time.
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