Man in hospital after Clonsilla shooting

A man (20) is in hospital after he was shot in the knee at 4.20 a.m. this morning in Dublin.

A man (20) is in hospital after he was shot in the knee at 4.20 a.m. this morning in Dublin.

The attack happened at Whitechapel Lawn, Clonsilla, when two men entered a house and shot the man when he was asleep in his bedroom.

The man's injuries are described as not life-threatening. Gardaí have sealed off the house for a technical examination.

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