Gardaí are not seeking anybody in connection with the deaths of two women at their homes in Dublin over the weekend.
The first death in Dublin being investigated over the weekend was that of an 83-year-old woman whose body was found at her house on the Navan Road on Saturday morning. Gardaí were initially treating the death as suspicious after damage was discovered to the back door of the property.
However, following a technical examination of the scene and the completion of a post-mortem, gardaí have ruled out foul play. The woman lived alone and was found shortly before noon on Saturday when neighbours alerted gardaí after they had not seen her for a number of days.
Gardaí in Coolock began an investigation early yesterday morning after a 57-year-old woman was found dead in the front garden of her home at Ferrycarrig Avenue, Coolock. The woman was discovered by a neighbour at around 3 a.m. The dead woman's remains were taken to the Dublin City Morgue, where a post-mortem revealed she had died of natural causes.
Meanwhile, a 21-year-old woman who was being questioned at Malahide Garda station in connection with the shooting of a pub bouncer and a bar man in Raheny, Dublin, in the early hours of yesterday has been released without charge. A file on the matter is being prepared for the DPP.
Her arrest followed an incident at 2.20 a.m. yesterday at Woodbine Road. Two men in their mid-30s were walking along the street when they were approached by a car carrying a number of occupants. An altercation took place and the car left the scene only to return a short time later.
A shotgun was discharged from the car injuring the two men. One sustained a leg wound. The other received pellet injuries to his face and also fractured his right arm when he was struck by the car as it fled.
Gardaí believe the injured men were involved in an earlier row with the occupants of the car at a house in Coolock.
