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Fri 08 Aug 2006Roscrea incident ends as concerns highlightedThe major Garda operation around a house in Roscrea in which a man had barricaded himself since Wednesday afternoon, threatening to blow himself up, ended last night when the man walked calmly from his home along with his dog at 6.35pm.Jim Hourigan, a retired electrician in his 50s, left the house after a statement by his solicitor was broadcast on evening news bulletins. He walked towards waiting gardaí and went voluntarily to Roscrea Garda station. He left a short time later and is believed to have sought hospital treatment immediately. The Garda Press Office was unable to say what, if any, charges might be brought against him.