Two men in their 20s have been arrested in connection with the discharge of a firearm and assault in Louth. 

The incident happened at a residential location near Dundalk, Co Louth, at roughly 8.30pm on July 19th. 

Three men – two aged in their 20s and one in their 50s – were injured. 

The two men in their 20s were brought to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for treatment of injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. 

One man in his 20s was arrested under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. 

The other, also in his 20s, was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. 

Investigations are ongoing.