Garda investigating weekend shooting in loughnavalley

Ballymore gardai are investigating a shooting incident in the Jamestown area of Loughnavalley on Saturday morning.

Just before 7am, shots were fired at the house in the rural area damaging the front wall, front door and smashing the windows of a car parked outside. A young couple in their 20s, who were in the house at the time escaped injury.

House-to-house inquiries have been carried out in the area and gardai said they are exploring all avenues as part of their investigation into the shooting.

They are appealing to anyone who noticed anything unusual in the Loughnavalley area on Saturday morning to get in touch with a specially set up incident room in Kilbeggan at 057 9332102.