Man who ‘blasted his own foot’ denied bail

A 31-year-old man, who was believed to have blasted his own leg by accident before allegedly shooting another man in the chest during a botched gun attack in Dublin, has been refused bail.

Thomas Ryan of McKee Park, Cabra, was yesterday charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. Wearing a grey tracksuit, the Cabra man appeared in court on crutches.

He had been discovered wounded on Monday morning by gardaí near a location where Charlie O’Neill, aged 51, had been shot while cycling on Glasnevin Avenue.