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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4463Discharge of a firearm · Co. Limerick · 30 Nov 2025

Gardaí investigate shooting at home in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick

Gardaí received reports of gunshots fired at a home in the Rathkeale area of Co. Limerick at around 5am on Sunday 30 November 2025. No occupants were injured. Limerick Live reports the same home was the target of an arson attack earlier this year. The scene has been preserved, and as of the latest report on 30 November 2025 the investigation is ongoing with no arrest or charge reported.

  1. Reported30 Nov
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Key facts

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What happened
Gardaí received reports of gunshots fired at a home.
Where
The shooting happened at a home in the Rathkeale area of Co. Limerick.
When
The shooting happened at around 5am on Sunday 30 November 2025.
Other details
  • No one inside the home at the time was injured.
  • Limerick Live reports the home was the target of an arson attack earlier this year.
  • The Irish Mirror report is based on a Garda statement, and it describes this as a different incident from a separate shooting at a Rathkeale house on 21 December 2025.
Investigation
  • The scene has been preserved for examination.
  • Gardaí said investigations into the shooting are ongoing.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí received reports of gunshots fired at a home. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe shooting happened at a home in the Rathkeale area of Co. Limerick. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe shooting happened at around 5am on Sunday 30 November 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe scene has been preserved for examination and investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherNo occupants of the home were injured. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherLimerick Live reports the home was the target of an arson attack earlier this year. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 30 Nov2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardaí launch investigation after shots fired at home overnight

    Irish Mirror report, citing a Garda statement. It adds that Limerick Live reports the home was the target of an arson attack earlier this year. It is a different incident from case 4262 (21 December 2025 shooting at a Rathkeale house).