Gun crime alarm as shootings increase 54%

Cormac O’Keeffe reports on a significant rise in gun-related crime across the country since 2003.

Gun crime alarm as shootings increase 54%
Tue, 30 Sep, 2008 - 01:00

IT was another fairly typical weekend for gun crime.

Two men were shot, one in Donegal and another in Cork. Both were seriously injured.

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