One-third of all shootings take place in Limerick

LIMERICK gardaí have intensified their crackdown on firearms as it emerged yesterday that nearly one-third of all shootings in the country this year happened in the city.

Last year, Limerick accounted for 83 of the 313 recorded shooting incidents in the State.

And there is concern that the pattern has already worsened over the first two months of this year.