Man shot and abandoned in Donegal

A man was found with gunshot wounds in a remote area of Co Donegal early this morning.

A man was found with gunshot wounds in a remote area of Co Donegal early this morning.

The man in his late 20s was found in Glenveagh National Park near Letterkenny.

He was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital for emergency surgery earlier today and is to be transferred to the Mater hospital in Dublin.

A Garda investigation is under way.

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