Shot man drove to Dublin's Cloverhill Prison for help
A 32-year-old man has driven to prison for help after he was injured in a shooting in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
He was shot in the arm and chest by a gunman as he sat in his car which was parked outside a pub on Sarsfield Road at about 23:10 BST on Tuesday.
Irish police said the injured man drove to nearby Cloverhill Prison to ask for assistance. He was treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The gunman made his getaway in a car which was found burnt out in Inchicore.
A gun was also recovered from the scene.
Gardai said witnesses at the scene of the shooting described seeing a silver saloon car leaving the area.
The burnt out vehicle has been removed for forensic examination.