PJ Finnan was in the downstairs living room in a house in Springlawn at around 7:50pm on Wednesday, when shots were fired through the window.

His call comes after an investigation is under way into a suspected arson attack at a site in Dublin that was being renovated for asylum-seekers.

Patrick Finnan expects his dad, PJ Finnan, to be discharged from hospital today or tomorrow.

He was working on the family farm on Sheepwalk, Frenchpark, when a tyre exploded.

The service - which supports adults with disabilities across Ireland - is on hold for a second week, in a strike over pay and conditions.

Mistledale Limited had been granted planning permission for the development in Athlone by Westmeath County Planners last month.

It happened in the Springlawn estate shortly before 8 o'clock, when shots were fired through the window of a house.

Councillor Roisin Kenny, from Aughavas, says both of these villages are without such a facility.