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Update (5) – Firearms Incident in Carlow Town – Sunday, 1st June 2025

Issue Date: 04/06/2025

Gardaí in Carlow continue to investigate all circumstances surrounding the discharge of a firearm and the death of a man in his 20s following an incident at Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow, on Sunday, 1st June 2025.

A postmortem examination has been completed, the results of which are not being released for operational reasons.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for witnesses to this incident.

Anyone present at Fairgreen Shopping Centre between approximately 6:00pm and 6:30pm on Sunday, 1st June 2025 is asked to contact the incident room at Carlow Garda Station.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Carlow Garda Station at 059 9136620 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666111.