Garda: Do not be afraid in your home

The senior garda leading the investigating into the shooting of a suspected burglar has moved to reassure people not to be afraid in their own homes.

Chief Superintendent Francis Clerkin said gardaí had a number of operations in place to deal with burglaries and had recently arrested suspects and brought them before the courts.

Meanwhile, the man who was shot while fleeing a farm in north Dublin last Thursday is still in hospital and is unlikely to be discharged for several days.