County Cork: Shooting victim named
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Gardaí (Irish police) cordoned off a rural road outside Macroom
A 58-year-old man who died following a shooting in County Cork has been named as Derry Coakley.
Mr Coakley was an agricultural contractor from Castle Street in Macroom, reported Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
It is believed he rang a friend when he was injured in a farmhouse, who then alerted Gardaí (Irish police).
They arrived at the scene at Raleigh North at about 22:40 local time on Tuesday.
A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with the shooting.