Teenager injured in Dublin shooting

Gardaí are investigating an incident in Dublin this morning during which a 17-year-old youth suffered a gunshot wound to his leg.

The incident happened in the Edenmore area of Coolock shortly before 4am.

Two masked men armed with a shotgun broke down the door of a house and confronted the people inside.

They fired one shot into a ceiling, while a second hit the 17-year-old victim in the leg.

He was taken to nearby Beaumont Hospital where his condition is not life-threatening.