Sister and brother shot at family event in Limerick

A young woman was shot and wounded along with her brother as they held a family gathering, and she only discovered she was pregnant when in hospital.

The Hennessy family gathered in the front garden of their Limerick home on a summer day to celebrate the arrival of two children home from England, a court heard.

Michael Collins, for the State, said it is alleged Thomas McCarthy discharged a firearm at the front of the house, wounding Gerard and Colette Hennessy, before driving off in a silver car.