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The Dublin Road, near Longford. Google Streetview.

Shots fired at house outside Longford town

A female occupant was in the house at the time but no one was injured in the incident.

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING an incident outside Longford town last night in which shots were fired at a house.

A garda spokesperson told TheJournal.ie that two shots were fired at the house on the Dublin road at approximately 11.30pm.

At the time of the shooting, a female occupant was in the house but suffered no injuries. The scene has been preserved pending a technical examination.

The spokesperson said gardaí are investigating all circumstances.

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    Mute Slap'stick Ireland
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    Jan 14th 2013, 11:26 AM

    Would that be the rather large mansion on the Dublin rd?

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    Mute willy stryker
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    Jan 14th 2013, 11:52 AM

    Which one, they own a few of them.

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    Mute Claire Murphy
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    Jan 14th 2013, 12:14 PM

    No

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    Mute Robert O' Connor
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    Jan 14th 2013, 1:14 PM

    I scrolled down to ask the same thing :)

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    Mute John Murphy
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    Jan 14th 2013, 11:34 AM

    Is it just me or does it seem every criminal has a gun now ?? But they want to loose 1000 Gardaí and ‘crime figures’ are down …

    No where seems safe these days

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    Mute Larry Murphy
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    Jan 14th 2013, 2:16 PM

    More Gardaí don’t equal less crime. Society dictates the volume of crime. If more people had the stomach for what needs to be done crime would drop.

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    Mute max ryan
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    Jan 14th 2013, 3:26 PM

    You have a quite unfortunate second name my friend

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    Mute Larry Murphy
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    Jan 14th 2013, 5:55 PM

    Yes he does as there can only be one. Awaiting the gathering! Get it?

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    Mute Michael Skellig
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    Jan 14th 2013, 5:36 PM

    The oversized detached house that looks like it was built by someone who always deals in cash?

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    Mute Mike Creamer
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    Jan 14th 2013, 6:11 PM

    De shams are at it again

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