Gardai are investigating an incident in Arvagh, Co Cavan, in which two shots were fired through the front door of a private residence on the town's main street. The incident took place at 7.15 p.m. last Friday and witnesses reported seeing a grey/blue Ford Sierra speeding from the scene.
About 20 minutes afterwards the fire service was called to a blaze involving a similar car on a road seven miles from the town. A Garda spokesman said the burnt out car, registration GDZ 5449, had been stolen in Belfast in mid December. Anyone who may have seen the car between mid December and January 10th is asked to contact the gardai at 049-31300.