Gunman tackled by customers at Limerick city pub

Gardai in Limerick are investigating an incident at a bar in the city Sunday night during which a gunman was tackled by a number of customers.

A man in his 30s is in garda custody at the Mid Western Regional Hospital, where he is being treated for injuries he received during the altercation. The Belfast Telegraph reports that the drama began at around 8.30pm, when a man entered Quilty's pub in Thomondgate brandishing a loaded sawn-off shotgun. He pointed the gun at customers as he moved through the bar in search of his intended target. However, he was overpowered by a number of customers in the bar, who managed to disarm him.

Gardai recovered the loaded shotgun at the scene and arrested a man before taking him to the Mid Western Regional Hospital for treatment.