THREE teenage boys are being treated in hospital this evening after they suffered minor injuries in a shotgun blast.

One 16-year-old and two 17-year-olds were struck with fragments from a single blast of a shotgun pellet as they stood around a bonfire on Shangan Green in Ballymun.

1 Gardai arrived at the scene within minutes of the shooting

Gardai and emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 8pm, and the teenagers were taken by ambulance to The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, for treatment of minor injuries.

It is understood the incident stemmed from an earlier altercation with another teenager.

Gardai have issued an appeal for information.

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“The incident occurred shortly before 8pm this evening at Shangan Green. Three males aged in their teens sustained minor injuries during the incident.

"They were taken by ambulance to The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street.

“The scene is preserved for a technical and forensic examination and Gardaí are appealing for witnesses."

No arrests have been made, they added.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballymun Garda Station on 016664400, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.