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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 9240Discharge of a firearm · Co. Longford · 4 Feb 2026

Man arrested over Garvey's Close shooting in Longford town

A firearm was discharged at a house in Garvey's Close, Longford town, shortly before 2:50am on Wednesday 4 February 2026. On 3 June 2026 gardaí arrested a man in his 20s in County Galway in connection with the shooting, and he was taken to Longford Garda Station for questioning. He can be held for up to three days, and gardaí said investigations are ongoing. No charge or court appearance has been reported so far.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested3 Jun
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A firearm was discharged at a house in Garvey's Close, Longford town.
Where
  • The shooting took place in Garvey's Close in Longford town.
  • A man in his 20s was arrested in County Galway.
When
  • The firearm discharge happened on Wednesday 4 February 2026 shortly before 2:50am.
  • The arrest took place on the morning of 3 June 2026.
Weapon
A firearm was discharged.
Other details
  • Longford Leader published footage of the shooting.
  • The arrested man was taken to Longford Garda Station for questioning.
  • The arrested man can be held for three days for questioning.
  • The arrested man is not believed to be from Longford.
Investigation
  • Gardaí arrested a man under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
  • Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
Charges
No charge has been reported so far.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe shooting took place in Garvey's Close in Longford town. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe man was arrested in County Galway. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe firearm discharge happened on Wednesday 4 February 2026 shortly before 2:50am. (longfordleader.ie)
  • weaponA firearm was discharged. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a man under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. (longfordleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe arrested man is held at Longford Garda Station and can be held for three days for questioning. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe arrested man is not believed to be from Longford. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 3 Jun2026
    Arrestedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Man (20's) arrested in connection with lone gun attack in Longford last February

    Reports a Galway arrest on 3 June 2026 for questioning over the February shooting. The man can be held for three days; the article says the man is not believed to be from Longford.

    suspect, 20s, male