Two held over O'Reilly murder

Two men were arrested this morning by gardaí investigating the murder of Declan O'Reilly who was shot dead on South Circular …

Two men were arrested this morning by gardaí investigating the murder of Declan O'Reilly who was shot dead on South Circular Road in Dublin on September 24th.

Both men are in their mid-20s and are being held under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Kevin Street and Kilmainham garda stations.

They can be detained for up to seven days.

Mr O’Reilly (32) was shot in the upper body while walking with his 10-year-old son.

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