Gardaí probe weekend shooting

GARDAÍ are continuing to piece together the background leading to a shooting and a serious assault in Robert’s Cove near Kinsale at the weekend.

Officers are seeking assistance from the public who may have been in the beach area between 2am and 6am on Sunday. The weapon, a legally held firearm belonging to a German national who has lived in Ireland for a number of years, was recovered at the scene.

A man from Cork City, who sustained stomach and hand injuries, remains in a comfortable condition in Cork University Hospital. The German national, believed to have been assaulted shortly after the shooting incident occurred, is also recovering in hospital.