Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Paul Fitzpatrick

Born between December 2003 and December 2004, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 3 Dec 2025 to 3 Dec 2025

Other people with this name: born 1980 (1 case)

Victim: Paul Fitzpatrick, Irish man, 21 (judged from name)Paul Fitzpatrick

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between December 2003 and December 2004, from the ages reported
Offences
Fatal firearms incident (suspected accidental shooting)
Where
Co. Carlow
Reporting
1 report, 3 Dec 2025 to 3 Dec 2025
Outlets
irishmirror.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Man, 21, killed in suspected hunting accident near Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow Fatal firearms incident (suspected accidental shooting) · Co. Carlow

    Paul Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old man from the Carlow area, died in a suspected accidental shooting about 1km south of Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow, late on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. He is believed to have been fox hunting with friends when the incident occurred. His body was removed to University Hospital Waterford where a postmortem is to take place. The scene was sealed off for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau and enquiries are ongoing.

    Reported, 3 Dec 2025Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Paul Fitzpatrick, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 3 Dec2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, in Man, 21, killed in suspected hunting accident near Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow
    Man, 21, killed in accidental shooting in Co. Carlow is named locally
    victim, Paul Fitzpatrick, 21, male, irish (judged from name)Paul Fitzpatrick

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