GARDAÍ in Ennis are investigating after shots were fired at an occupied house in Ennis on the morning of New Year’s Day.
A firearm was discharged at Childers Road, Cloughleigh at approximately 5am.
It is understood that although the house was occupied at the time no persons were injured during the incident.
A man, aged 46, was arrested in connection with the garda investigation and was detained at Ennis Garda Station under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 to 1998.
He has since been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Investigations are ongoing and anyone who can assist the gardaí with their enquiries is asked to contact them on 065-6848100.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.