Gardaí shoot man brandishing shotgun in pub

GARDAÍ shot a man in his 20s in the stomach after he refused to drop a loaded shotgun he was brandishing in a crowded pub.

Two members of the Garda Regional Support Unit (RSU) rushed to the pub on the northside of Cork city at 6.55pm yesterday after they were informed that the man was waving the shotgun at customers in a threatening manner and demanding to see the owner.

When the armed RSU members arrived at the Mo Chúisle pub in Blarney Street they ordered him to drop the weapon. But it is believed the man refused and actually pointed the shotgun in the direction of the two officers.