A 45 year old man has been injured in a shooting in Dublin.

It's after another man entered a house at Belcamp Cresent, Coolock shortly before midnight and fired a gun.

The victim received an apparent gunshot wound to his leg and was taken to Beaumont Hospital with non life threatening injuries.

The culprit is described as being a young man, 5 foot 7 inches in height, wearing a balaclava, a navy coloured hooded top, black gloves and black runners.

Two cars have been seized as part of the investigation and Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.

One of them - a blue BMW saloon, partial registration 02 C - was discovered partially burnt out at Greenwood Walk.

While a second car - a black Volkswagon Golf partial registration 99 C was found close to Shamrock Cottages in the North Strand area.

An Incident Room has been set up at Coolock Garda Station.