Ireland near top of EU table for shootings

Ireland is towards the top of the EU table for shootings and firearms seizures, according to one of the first studies of its type in Europe.

The research ranks Ireland as having a ‘high’ rate of non-fatal shootings and a “medium-high” rate of both fatal shootings and seizures of firearms.

The European Commission funded project gathered data from 28 EU member states over the period 2010 to March 2015. During that period there were: