Their trial heard that a group of armed men smashed their way into a house at a recently repossessed rural property at Falsk, just outside Strokestown, Co Roscommon at around 5am on December 16, 2018.  

A post mortem examination is due to take place tomorrow in Galway University Hospital and the coroner has been notified.

He now lives in London after previously being based in California.

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.