Teachers to counsel classmates of boy after shooting

Classmates of six-year-old Sean Scully, who was shot on Friday night, are to receive counselling at school today.

A department of education psychologist has been deployed to the school for this week and teachers have been briefed on how best to deal with questions and concerns from children.

Sean was shot in the neck by a gunman chasing another man at Croftwood Gardens, Ballyfermot, Dublin just after 10pm on Friday.