Oireachtas hears gardaí made ‘controlled delivery’ to Carlow shooter in dark web gun sting

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025 - 07:30

An Oireachtas committee has heard that gardaí carried out a "controlled delivery" of arms to Carlow shopping centre shooter Evan Fitzgerald as part of a sting operation.

Evan Fitzgerald, in his 20s, from Kiltegan in Co Wicklow, died in the shooting incident at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre on June 1, having earlier walked through the retail premises firing a shotgun in the air.