Ireland Crime

Almost one year on, Gardaí renew their witness appeal, noting 'fear within the community' and asking for information on the suspects, the BMW (reg YS56LCN), and the route taken after the shooting.

First report of the incident as a garda appeal, with CCTV route details, the burning of the car, and a call for witnesses. No arrest or charge is reported.

Adds details from a Crimecall appeal: the victim's name (PJ Finnan), CCTV showing the car arriving and one man firing two shots through the front window, a second man filming on a phone, the car's UK registration plates, the estate's location and the children playing nearby, the victim's hospital discharge, and the car being set on fire on a farmyard laneway off the N4.

Gardaí issued an RTÉ Crimecall appeal on 21 October 2024. New details: the car had UK registration plates, one man was armed with a shotgun, a third man filmed the shooting on a phone, and the car was found on fire at a farmyard. No arrests have been made.

Adds family and councillor reactions, the victim's injury (shot in the arm) and hospital (Regional Hospital Mullingar), the reported link to an ongoing dispute, the account of a gunman arriving by car with two others, and the Garda statement that investigations are ongoing with no arrests.

First report of the shooting. Adds the victim's age range, the location, the feud Gardaí believe is behind it, the burnt-out car they suspect was used, and a call from a local councillor for people not to retaliate.

Original report of the shooting. No arrests have been made. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and video footage from the Springlawn area.

Adds the local TD's reaction, the reported injury severity described by gardaí, that the scene was cordoned off for technical examination, and the TD's view that the victim was never involved in feuding. The article names no victim or suspect.

Adds only the headline: an elderly man was hospitalised after a reported shooting in County Longford. The body text is empty template code, so no other details are available.

Adds the time (about 7.50pm), that the scene is cordoned off for technical examination, that the man was taken to Mullingar Hospital with injuries gardaí believe are serious but non-life threatening, and a Garda statement that enquiries are ongoing. A standfirst says he is in critical condition in Beaumont Hospital, which conflicts with the Mullingar Hospital detail.

First report of the incident. Adds the victim's age and hospital condition, the gardaí appeal for witnesses and video footage, the technical examination of the scene, and local councillor reaction.

Initial breaking-news report confirming the man was shot through a window in a housing estate close to the centre of Longford town around 7:50pm and taken to Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar; scene held for technical examination.

Adds the time (about 7:50pm), that the injured man was taken to Mullingar Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, that the scene is cordoned off for technical examination, and that enquiries are ongoing. Does not mention the TD's statement.

Gives the time of the incident (about 7:50pm), the injured man's condition (serious but stable), the hospital he was taken to, the scene examination, and the appeal for witnesses and video footage from the Springlawn area and road users.