Man shot in the head in Limerick city attack

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating after a man was shot in the side of the head last night.

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating after a man was shot in the side of the head last night.

The shooting is believed to have been part of a family feud in the city.

A Garda spokesman confirmed a man walked into the Roxborough Road station and reported to the gardaí that he had been shot in the side of the head by a shotgun shortly after 11 p.m.

He was taken to hospital but has since been released with only minor injuries.

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It is understood the man is Anthony Kelly, brother of Michael Kelly, the former Limerick councillor who died of gunshot wounds last July.