Carlow gunman with 'fascination for firearms' was on bail for gun charges and due back in court

Evan Fitzgerald. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A young man with a known “fascination for firearms” was on bail for gun charges when he fired shots in a Carlow shopping centre before fatally shooting himself.

Gardaí had objected to bail for Evan Fitzgerald, 22, after he was caught last year with guns and ammunition which he admitted to having bought on the so-called 'dark web', a part of the internet where users operate through anonymity.