Gardai have confirmed that they have intensified patrolling in counties Cavan and Monaghan following a serving police officer being shot in County Tyrone overnight.
Gardai say they are working closely with their counterparts in the PSNI after last nights shooting near Omagh.
The Taoiseach condemned what he called "a grotesque act of attempted murder". It's understood two masked gunmen attacked the officer as he coached an underage football team. The victim was rushed to hospital in Derry by ambulance were his condition is described as critical but stable.
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