Car driven at gardaí in attempt to evade checkpoint

GARDAÍ believe they have located a car that was driven at officers who attempted to stop it at a checkpoint, forcing them to open fire on it.

The car was one of two vehicles members of the Organised Crime Unit had under surveillance before the incident near Ballymore Eustace in Co Kildare at 6.30pm on Sunday.

Another car was successfully stopped and its driver arrested.