Macroom, County Cork: Arrest as man dies following shooting

Gardaí (Irish police) have cordoned off a rural road outside Macroom

A man in his 50s has died after a shooting near Macroom, County Cork, and one man has been arrested.

Gardaí (Irish police) said they were called to the scene at Raleigh North at about 22:40 local time on Tuesday.

They said the man had sustained an apparent gun shot wound and was pronounced dead a short time later.

Irish broadcaster, RTÉ has reported that the shooting took place in a farmhouse and that the injured man rang a friend who then alerted Gardaí.

It said the victim was an agricultural contractor.

The man under arrest is in his 60s and is in custody at Bandon Garda Station.