Garda launch probes into two killings

GARDAÍ have launched separate investigations after two men were killed in a bloody start to the new year.

In Clare, a 39-year-old man was shot dead during a robbery at his home.

Sean Poland, who lived with his partner, Joanne Lyons at Blackwater, Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, was confronted by a number of men after he opened his front door shortly after 11.30pm on Tuesday night.