Limerick shooting not linked to feud, say gardaí

A LIMERICK man is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the chest, but the attack is not linked to the city’s violent feud, gardaí said yesterday.

Limerick shooting not linked to feud, say gardaí

The victim, 30-year old Joseph McCarthy, was rushed to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital after being shot in the chest at point blank range on Thursday night and his condition is said to be critical, but stable.

A woman and her children watched in horror when two masked men forced their way into the house at 35 Craeval Park, Moyross, and shot Mr McCarthy in the chest with a shotgun in the kitchen.

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