Five men arrested following disturbance at Sunday mass in Letterkenny, Donegal

The group were arrested following a public order incident between groups of people at the Church of the Irish Martyrs in Letterkenny.

The incident happened as 11.30am mass was about to begin.

A number of people began to argue in the porch of the church and the disagreement moved inside the church.

The group then left the church where several units of the local gardaí were present in the car park.

Gardaí moved in to restore order and held different groups of those involved in the row.

Those attending the Sunday mass inside the church, which was being said by Fr Dominic Thoomkuzh, were asked to remain inside the church.

The mass was interrupted and…