Man hospitalised after Dundalk shooting

A man has been hospitalised following a shooting incident in Dundalk this afternoon.

A man has been hospitalised following a shooting incident in Dundalk this afternoon.

The man in his 30s was taken to Louth County Hospital and is believed to have suffered a gunshot wound to his side.

The incident happened at around 2pm at a funeral at St Patrick's Cemetery in Dowdallshill.

The man's injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

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