Arrest after firearm discharged in Galway, as man hospitalised in separate Dublin firearm incident

A MAN HAS been arrested after a firearm was discharged at a home in Co Galway earlier this week, while in a separate incident, a man was hospitalised after a firearm was discharged at a vehicle in Dublin last night.

In Co Galway, a man was hospitalised following the firearm incident in the early hours of Monday morning, 3 August.

Emergency services and gardaí attended the scene of the incident, which occurred around 3.15am on Monday at a residence in the Dunlo area of Ballinasloe.

A man in his 20s was brought to University Hospital Galway to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Gardaí have arrested a man as part of their investigation into this incident.

The man, aged in his 20s, is being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region, and a spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.