Gardaí identify two gunmen at Smithfield fair

GARDAÍ have identified the two gunmen who opened fire at a packed horse fair on Sunday, which left two people injured.

Gardaí identify two gunmen at Smithfield fair

Detectives said a man arrested afterwards with a handgun had been paid by one of the gunmen to take the weapon.

A second firearm, an improvised shotgun — believed to have caused the two injuries — was recovered earlier at the scene.

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