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08/01/2008
Louth Stab Victim 'Serious' As Limerick Shooting Probed
The gardaí are today investigating a gun attack on a house in Limerick and a serious stabbing in Co Louth.
Two shots were fired at the front window of the Limerick property in the Greenhills Road, Garryowen, at around 11pm yesterday.
A Garda spokesman said no injuries were sustained in the incident and it is believed the house was unoccupied. Gardaí from Henry Street station are investigating.
Meanwhile, a 27-year-old man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing incident in Drogheda, Co Louth, last night.
Police say the victim is lucky to be alive as the knife narrowly missed his jugular vein.
He is being treated for serious neck injuries at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
Two men aged 31 and 39 are being held in connection with the stabbing, which happened in a flat in the Shop Street area at around 10.30pm.
(BMcC)
Two shots were fired at the front window of the Limerick property in the Greenhills Road, Garryowen, at around 11pm yesterday.
A Garda spokesman said no injuries were sustained in the incident and it is believed the house was unoccupied. Gardaí from Henry Street station are investigating.
Meanwhile, a 27-year-old man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing incident in Drogheda, Co Louth, last night.
Police say the victim is lucky to be alive as the knife narrowly missed his jugular vein.
He is being treated for serious neck injuries at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
Two men aged 31 and 39 are being held in connection with the stabbing, which happened in a flat in the Shop Street area at around 10.30pm.
(BMcC)
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