Man fires on gardaí before killing himself

A suspected drink driver opened fire on two gardaí with a rifle before pulling out a licensed shotgun and killing himself.

The man had been driving erratically through Newport, Co Tipperary, when he was stopped by gardaí at Briarfield on the Thurles side of the town.

A Garda source said that after the minivan was pulled over at 7.35pm, the driver took out a bolt-action .303 rifle and fired at the patrol car.