Farmer still critical after Co Wicklow shooting

A man in his 50s is fighting for his life in hospital this morning after being shot on his farm near Aughrim in Co Wicklow yesterday afternoon.

The victim is understood to have been shot in the back with a shotgun on his land in Three Wells.

He remains in a critical condition at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin today.

A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene and is being held at Arklow garda station.

The gun used in the attack has also been recovered.