Gardai are on high alert after the major escalation of a new feud in recent days.
The Irish Mirror can reveal a man in his late 20s was mown over by a Ford Transit van in a hit-and-run incident at Ardnacassa Avenue in Longford town at around 4.30pm on Monday.
It followed what locals believe was a shot being fired at a house nearby, although it was not reported to gardai.
