Gardai are seeking a gunman who shot and seriously injured a man in Limerick city centre last night.
Eyewitnesses say a man on a motorcycle drew alongside the victim at a street corner on Hyde Road and opened fire with a handgun.
The injured man, who is in his late 20s, was taken to Limerick Regional Hospital. His condition was described as critical but not life-threatening.
Gardai said they had not established a motive for the attack.