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Updated at 11.20am
A SHOOTING IN the Cherry Orchard area of west Dublin is being condemned this morning.
The incident is the latest in a string of gun crimes in the suburb in recent years.
Last night’s gun attack happened at Cherry Orchard Court at around 8.20pm.
A man aged in his 30s was injured and rushed to St James’s Hospital for treatment. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Speaking this morning, local Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan described the shooting as an attack on the entire community.
“Cherry Orchard has suffered enough violence,” he said. “It is time for it to stop.”
“Cherry Orchard must become a priority for this government, the Gardaí, Dublin City Council and political representatives.
We must all redouble our efforts and work together to put an end to the recent gun violence.
Two people were injured when shots were fired through the window of a house in Cherry Orchard in May of this year. Last August, a 20-year-old man was hospitalised after being shot five times in the area.
The scene of the latest attack was sealed off last night as forensic tests get under way. No arrests have been made.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, and want anyone who was in the Cherry Orchard Court area around the time of the shooting to get in touch.
Witnesses can contact:
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What exactly are the Garda supposed to do if no one is willing to come forward with any information? These communities always plead for help but are never willing to help themselves. Someone out there knows who did this and why
@The spokesman:
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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and have set up checkpoints for tax and insurance.
Shot and yet not seriously injured? Halfway to sainthood.
Left or right arm…reason I ask will he be able to sign on the dole when he gets out
thats low he is a millioner and in the naval reserve
A shooting near Ballyfermot!
His injuries are described as not life threatening but unfortunately his jocks were destroyed during the incident.
He was shot.in the arm
This is getting ridiculous ;)
These people live their lives by guns, crime and threatening other people but don’t like it done to themselves! Well f the lot of them. They want to be hard men let them be heros in a graveyard instead of terrorising community with drug dealing etc. Thankfully no innocent party was injured. Time to arm the garda and bring control and order back to all the decent honest hard working people in ireland
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