Investigation launched after man shot by off-duty garda last night

According to emerging reports, a man was shot in the shoulder during a scuffle with an off-duty garda in the capital in the early hours of this morning.

It is understood that the incident took place at the junction of Kingsland Parade and Portobello Road in Portobello at approximately 2am.

Due to the involvement of a member of the force, the Garda Watchdog Body GSOC is obligated to launch an investigation under Section 102 of the Garda Siochana Act.

The act states that "any matter that appears to the Garda Commissioner to indicate that the conduct of a member of the Garda Síochána may have resulted in the death of, or serious harm to, a person”.

Confirming the incident, a spokesperson for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission said: "GSOC received a Section 102 referral, for death or serious harm, from the gardaí. A GSOC team has been deployed to the scene."

A number of emergency services attended the scene which remains cordoned off this morning.

It is understood that one person has been taken to hospital in the wake of the incident.