A woman in her 50s has been arrested this morning after an incident at Government Buildings. 

The woman attempted to drive her car, a gold  Nissan Micra, through the gates of the Government building on Merrion Street, Dublin. 

The incident occurred around 10am. 

The car, which earlier crashed into the gate outside Government Buildings on Merrion Street, has now been removed from the scene via tow truck. pic.twitter.com/umJhW8aZjy

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Gardaí arrested the woman at the scene.

She is being held at Pearse Street Garda Station for questioning.

She is being held on charges of criminal damage under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. 

There were no injuries in the incident.