Almost 40 years on, it seems surprising there are still new stories to tell about the Lockerbie disaster.
Emergency services are currently at the scene at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre, with an army bomb disposal team also in attendance.Gardaí (Irish police) were alerted to the incident shortly after 18:15 local time.
The girl was treated by paramedics at the scene. Gardaí said it is not yet known how her injuries were sustained.The shopping centre has been evacuated and the area has been sealed off by police.The cordon will remain in place overnight.
Gardaí have said there are no further safety concerns and urged people not to share any footage of the incident on social media.Ireland's justice minister said the incident "is something we never want or expect to happen in our communities".
"Gun violence is very rare in Ireland, and I am determined that will remain the case," said Jim O'Callaghan.
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Michéal Martin said he is "deeply shocked and saddened at the shooting incident in Carlow this evening"."We want to co-operate but we don't want to depend... we don't want to be instructed on a daily basis on what is allowed, what is not allowed and how our life can change because of a decision by a single person," he said, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to Trump or Chinese President Xi Jinping.
He also made references to Trump's global tariffs and allies' uncertainty of the US's security commitments, saying: "We cannot just remain seated and say… what do we do with tariffs, okay we are not so sure that we have the full-fledged guarantee in the existing alliance, what do we do?""We want to act, we want to preserve our stability and our peace and our prosperity," he said, calling for a "positive new alliance between Europe and Asia" where they would ensure "our countries are not collateral damage of the imbalances linked to the choices made by the superpowers".
He noted that both Europe and Asia's challenges were increasingly intertwined, and referenced the Ukraine war again where North Korea has been aiding Russia's efforts with thousands of its troops.Macron said that in the past he had objected to the Western alliance Nato having a role in Asia, "because I don't want to be involved with someone else's strategic rivalry".