Man held in connection with Mayo shooting

Gardaí are continuing to question a man in his 40s over the shooting of a woman near Castlebar in Co. Mayo yesterday evening.

Dympna Walsh, who is in her 50s, was seriously injured in the incident, which happened in a shop on Main Street in Balla.

Gardaí later recovered a shotgun and arrested a man nearby. He is being held at Castlebar Garda Station for questioning.