Cyclist gunman wounds doorman

A PUBLIC house security man was shot and wounded in Limerick last night.

The shooting happened near the entrance to the Spotted Dog public house in Janesboro shortly after 7pm when a man on a bicycle produced a gun and opened fire.

After the security man was hit a number of times, the gunman who wore a hoodie cycled off. A garda spokesman said the wounded man did not received life threatening wounds and was being treated at the A&E department of the Mid-Western Regional Hospital.