IRA claims responsibility for Cork punishment shooting

The Real IRA has claimed responsibility for the “punishment shooting” of a 33-year-old old man in Cork City after claiming he was involved in “unrepublican conduct”.

The statement was issued on “behalf of the Cork Brigade of the [Real] IRA” following the attack which they say took place at “The Long Lane”, which is in the Dublin Hill/Ballyvolane area.

A senior garda confirmed that a man presented with an injury at Cork University Hospital at about 11pm last Thursday and they were satisfied he had been “the victim of a punishment-style shooting”.