Patrick’s Day revelries end with shots fired at family

St Patrick’s Day celebrations ended with a big bang at a Limerick city housing estate.

Patrick’s Day revelries end with shots fired at family

After wetting the Shamrock, one family were shot at by a neighbour when a row over Facebook comments spilled over, Limerick Circuit Court heard.

Gerard Walsh, aged 58, of The Paddocks, Westbury, Corbally, pleaded not guilty to the reckless discharge of a shotgun and causing criminal damage to a car which was hit by pellets. Brendan Wallace, who lives at Fernleigh, Westbury recalled celebrating St Patrick’s Day, 2015 in a local pub with his wife Patricia, and their 18-year-old son, Brandon.

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