Man to appear in court over Dublin shooting

Edward O’Connor was killed on the Ballycoolin Road near Premier Business Park

Mr O’Connor was killed on the Ballycoolin Road in Finglas, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Dublin on Sunday. He will appear in court in Dublin tomorrow morning.

Edward O’Connor (41) from Finglas, Dublin was killed on the Ballycoolin Road following a suspected dispute with a man known to him.

Tonight gardai said they had charged the suspect with his killing.

A second man and a woman arrested in connection with the incident have been released from custody without charge.

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times