Man dies and child injured in shopping centre shooting incident

An Irish man has died and a child has been injured in a shooting incident at a shopping centre in County Carlow on Sunday.

Emergency services are currently at the scene at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre, with an army bomb disposal team also in attendance.

Gardaí (Irish police) were alerted to the incident shortly after 18:15 local time.

The girl was treated by paramedics at the scene. Gardaí said it is not yet known how her injuries were sustained.

The shopping centre has been evacuated and the area has been sealed off by police.

The cordon will remain in place overnight.

Gardaí have said there are no further safety concerns and urged people not to share any footage of the incident on social media.