A Longford councillor fears further violence after a shooting in Longford town last night.
Shots were fired at a house in the Springlawn area shortly before 8 o'clock.
A man in his 70s was seriously injured after being shot in the arm and he is being treated in Mullingar Hospital.
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Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus Butler, the cathaoirleach of Longford Municipal District, says it was a very serious incident.