Man (19) arrested over Dublin gangland murder

A man has been arrested in Dublin in connection with a gangland killing last month.

A man has been arrested in Dublin in connection with a gangland killing last month.

The 19-year-old  was arrested following a planned search of a house in Cabra last night by detectives investigating the murder of Noel Roche (27).

Roche was shot dead when the black Ford Mondeo he was travelling in was sprayed with bullets outside the Yacht pub on the Clontarf Road last month.

The driver of the car, who was wounded but fled the scene before gardai arrived, was subsequently arrested and questioned before being released without charge.

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The man arrested last night is being held at Raheny Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against The State Act. He can be held for up to three days.

The teenager is the second person to be held in connection with the killing, after the driver of the Mondeo - who escaped injury in the shooting by running to a nearby house - was arrested and later released without charge.

The murder of Mr Roche was believed to be a reprisal for the shooting of Darren Geoghegan and Gavin Byrne in the Firhouse area of the city on November 13th.

Mr Roche's brother, John, was shot dead in Kilmainham last March as part of a five-year feud between two rival gangs that has now claimed eight lives.