Two 35-year-old men have appeared in court in Co Louth charged in connection with an alleged shooting incident, in which a 51-year-old man was shot in the leg.

Gardaí investigating the shooting of a man in Dundalk are considering the possibility that the attack may have been a case of mistaken identity.

A 51-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the knee during an attack in Co Louth early today.