The funeral has taken place in Sligo of Hughie McGinley, the murder victim of a suspected feud between rival criminal gangs.
Detectives armed with Uzi submachine guns and hand weapons accompanied uniformed gardaí at checkpoints on roads into the town prior to the removal of the remains of Mr McGinley (26) to St Joseph's Church, Ballytivnan.
Gardaí also maintained a vigil near the homes of members of a family suspected of ordering last Thursday's killing in Sligo town centre.
The heavy security presence included members of the Emergency Response Unit and the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation drafted in from Dublin.
Almost 200 mourners walked behind the coffin to the church. They included Mr McGinley's widowed mother, Tilda, six of his seven brothers, three sisters and girlfriend.
Dozens of shoppers and schoolchildren witnessed the shooting by a helmeted motorcycle passenger.
The burnt-out motorcycle was found three miles outside the town a short while later.
It was the latest, and most serious attack, in a series of shootings and stabbings involving members of the feuding families.
Although both gangs are involved in crime, mainly drug-related, the feud is not believed to be a turf war.
Gardaí held a security conference prior to the removal and for the burial today. A guard was kept on the coffin in the church overnight.
Insp Gerry Roche said the arrangements were aimed at ensuring a peaceful funeral.
But he said there was no evidence that there would be reprisal attempts for the murder.