VIDEO: Man, 41, dies after shooting incident at his home in Cork

A 41-year-old man, known for his love of hunting, died in a shooting incident in Cork City yesterday.

It is believed the man, named locally as Diarmuid Byrne, was at home with a friend, also in his 40s, when the gun was accidentally discharged.

He was dead by the time emergency services arrived at the house on Plunkett Rd in Ballyphehane, not long after 4.30pm. It is understood Mr Byrne lived alone.