Ireland Five men arrested over shooting in Carlow town housing estate
On 5 December 2022 at around 6pm, gunshots were fired at a house in the Laurels Estate on Tullow Road, Carlow town, damaging a front window, and no injuries were reported. The intended target, described as a well-known gangland figure who was visiting the town, was a man in his 30s who escaped injury. On Monday 20 November 2023, searches in Carlow, Wexford and Waterford led to five men being arrested: three aged in their 20s, one in his 30s and one in his 50s. The arrested men were detained at garda stations in the South East under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, and investigations are ongoing.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gunshots were fired at a house and a front window was damaged.
- A number of shots were fired, and one bullet struck the window of a home at The Laurels.
- Where
- The shooting occurred at a house in the Laurels Estate on Tullow Road, Carlow town.
- When
- The shooting occurred on 5 December 2022 at around 6pm.
- Cause
- The intended target was described as a well-known gangland figure who was visiting the town.
- Other details
- The target, a man in his 30s, escaped injury, and no injuries were reported.
- Three of the arrested men are in their 20s, one is in his 30s and one is in his 50s.
- Investigation
- An appeal for witnesses was made at the time of the shooting.
- Garda Superintendent Aidan Brennan appealed for information from the public.
- On 20 November 2023, searches in Carlow, Wexford and Waterford resulted in five men being arrested.
- The arrested men are detained at garda stations in the South East under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.
- Garda investigations into the incident are ongoing.
19 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGunshots were fired at the property and a front window was damaged. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatFive men were arrested in connection with a shooting incident in a Carlow town housing estate. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe target, a man in his 30s, escaped injury although a number of shots were fired. (irishtimes.com)
- whatOne of the bullets struck the window of a home at The Laurels. (irishtimes.com)
- whereGardaí were called to a house in the Laurels Estate on Tullow Road. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe shooting occurred at a house in The Laurels area of Carlow town. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe shooting occurred on 5 December 2022 at around 6pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe shooting took place on December 5th. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe intended target was a well-known gangland figure who was visiting the town. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationAn appeal for witnesses was made at the time. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationSearches in Carlow, Wexford and Waterford resulted in five men being arrested. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the incident are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThree of the arrested men are in their 20s, one is in his 30s and one is in his 50s. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe arrested men are detained at garda stations in the southeast under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGarda investigations are ongoing. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGarda Superintendent Aidan Brennan appealed for information from the public. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNo injuries were reported. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThree of the men are in their 20s, one is in his 30s and one is in his 50s. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe men are detained at multiple Garda stations in the South East under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Nov2023Five men arrested over shooting in Carlow town housing estate
First report of the arrests of five men over the Carlow shooting. Gives the arrest counties, the detention arrangements, the ages of four of the men and a garda appeal for information.
suspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 50s, male - 20 Nov2023Five men arrested in connection with Carlow shooting incident
Arrests made almost a year after the shooting. No existing case matched this incident.
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