Gardaí in Co Tipperary were last night continuing to question a man and a woman arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Clonmel in which a man in his 30s suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.
Supt Chris Delaney of Clonmel Garda station confirmed that the man and woman - who are also in their 30s - were arrested at separate locations in the town early yesterday morning for questioning about the shooting.
Both the man and the woman were arrested under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act which allows gardaí to detain suspects for up to 48 hours.
Gardaí were alerted to the shooting when a member of the public raised the alarm after hearing a gun being discharged near the Gashouse Bridge on the Old Waterford Road in the town at about 12.10am yesterday.
Gardaí went to the Gashouse Bridge area where during a search of the New Quay car park near the river Suir they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
The injured man, who is understood to be from the Clonmel area, was brought to Clonmel hospital but later transferred to Waterford Regional Hospital where his condition was yesterday described as stable.
Gardaí have appealed to anyone who may have been in the area of the Gashouse Bridge between 11pm on Tuesday and 12.30am yesterday who noticed anything suspicious to contact them in confidence at 052-77640.
