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Case No. 1057Shooting (assault) · Co. Limerick · 3 Sep 2025

Man shot in leg in Limerick firearms incident

A man was shot in the leg at a premises on Childers Road in Limerick City at approximately 4pm on Wednesday, 3 September 2025. Gardaí confirmed receiving a report of an alleged discharge of a firearm at the location. One theory under investigation is that the victim was one of two men who attended as intermediaries in a dispute between two rival groups. A number of males known to Gardaí were present at the scene. Garda enquiries were ongoing as of 4 September 2025, with no arrests or charges reported.

  1. Reported4 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A man was shot in the leg in a firearms incident.
Where
The incident occurred at a premises on Childers Road, Limerick City.
When
The incident occurred at approximately 4pm on Wednesday, 3 September 2025.
Cause
One theory under investigation was that the victim was one of two men who attended as intermediaries in a dispute between two rival groups.
Investigation
Garda enquiries were ongoing as of 4 September 2025, with no arrests or charges reported.
Other details
  • A number of males known to Gardaí were present at the scene.
  • Gardaí are actively monitoring several separate violent disputes or feuds between rival groups in the city and county.
  • A surge in recent drive-by shootings, firebombings, pipebomb attacks, and attacks on homes and vehicles by men armed with slash-hooks and machetes has led to increased armed Garda patrols.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whenThe incident occurred at approximately 4pm on Wednesday, 3 September 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeOne theory being examined was that the man shot was one of two men who attended as intermediaries in a dispute between two rival groups. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA number of males known to Gardaí were present at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherGardaí are actively monitoring several separate violent disputes or feuds between rival groups in the city and county. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA surge in recent drive-by shootings, firebombings, pipebomb attacks, and attacks on homes and vehicles by men armed with slash-hooks and machetes has led to increased armed Garda patrols. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Sep2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man shot in leg in Limerick firearms incident

    Initial report of the shooting; Garda enquiries ongoing; one theory under investigation is that the victim was an intermediary in a dispute between rival groups; Gardaí monitoring several violent feuds in the city and county.

    victim, male