TWO MEN WERE injured in separate shooting incidents in Dublin overnight, one of them is in a serious condition in hospital.

A 42-year-old man is in a serious condition in the Mater Hospital in Dublin following a shooting in Finglas in the early hours of this morning.

The incident happened happened on a lane off Cappagh Road at around 12.50am this morning, reports the Irish Times.

It is understood the man left a friend’s house when the shooting occurred. The scene has been sealed off for a technical examination and gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Separately, a man in his 20s was shot in the leg in a yard at the back of the Barn House pub in Dolphin’s Barn in Dublin 8 last night at around 11.30pm, according to a report.

He is at St James’s Hospital where medics say his condition is stable.

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Two injured in separate Dublin shootings

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