Shooting in Banteer shocks community

A shooting in a pub in what is described as one of the most peaceful villages in Ireland has shocked the local community.

A man in his mid-30s had been attending a barbecue at the White County Inn at Banteer, Co Cork, when another man shot him in the neck with an air pistol.

Gardaí were alerted shortly after 8pm on Sunday, and when they got to the scene, they found the victim had a small neck wound.