McDonagh denies presence on halting site

The man accused of trying to kill three members of a Traveller family by firing a sawn off shotgun at them says he was never in their halting site the day Garda allege the shooting happened, a court has heard.

Martin McDonagh (aged 31) and Patrick McDonagh (aged 42) of Dunsink Lane, Finglas Dublin have both pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of Robert Gavin, John Gavin and Patrick Gavin at St Dominic’s Park, Belcamp Lane, Coolock on New Year’s Day 2005.