Gardai at the scene of an alleged shooting in Parlickstown Gardens Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin.

A father-of-15 has been charged following a shooting in west Dublin in which an eight-month-old baby was injured along with his mother and a teenage boy.

Dan Donovan (48) appeared in Dublin District Court on Wednesday evening after he was arrested by gardaí investigating the shooting in Parslickstown, Mulhuddart, on Monday.

He is not alleged to have shot the infant, but is accused of pointing a gun at another man at the scene during the incident and telling him: "I am going to bury you forever."

During a bail hearing, it was alleged a woman had earlier aimed the same shotgun through a fence at the same man and after he ducked, she opened fire and the baby was hit.

An eyewitness said in a statement she heard the teenager cry "Oh God, I have been shot", and saw the baby screaming, with blood on his leg. Mr Donovan said the allegations against him were "all lies" when he was charged.

Judge Bryan Smyth granted bail to Mr Donovan but remanded him in custody until he is able to take bail up.

Mr Donovan, with an address at the time at Parslickstown Gardens, Mulhuddart, is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and threatening to kill a man, Michael Collins, on December 11.

The baby, his mother (29) and the teenager (17) were treated in hospital for gunshot wounds after they were struck by multiple shotgun pellets in the incident. None of their injuries is life threatening.

Mr Donovan was brought before Judge Smyth at a late sitting of the court. Garda Michael Jones said he arrested the defendant for the purpose of charging him at Blanchardstown station.

In reply to the threat to kill charge, Mr Donovan said: "All lies, that is all s**t."

Garda Jones objected to bail, citing the nature and seriousness of the allegations against Mr Donovan. He said there was an ongoing feud between the accused’s family and the Collins family arising from an alleged clandestine relationship between a male and a female with an intellectual disability.

Garda Jones told the court the baby was treated in hospital for a broken ankle and wounds from gunshot pellets, and it was not known yet if there would be any permanent damage. The accused was remanded in custody with consent to bail to appear in Cloverhill District Court on December 19.

A 23-year-old woman who was also arrested in connection with the shooting will appear in Blanchardstown District Court on Thursday morning.

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