A Garda who was shot and left for dead in New Orleans is “looking forward” to getting back to work and is “hopeful” of returning home in Ireland next week.

A garda who was shot twice and left for dead on a street in New Orleans is looking forward to getting back to work and said he was hopeful of returning home in Ireland next week.

Police have released the name of a suspect in the shooting of garda Brian Hanrahan, who was gunned down and robbed while on holiday in New Orleans.