A murder investigation is under way in Dublin this morning after a man was shot dead in a gangland-style attack in the north inner city last night.
The man has been named locally as Terence Dunleavy (27) from Marino in Dublin.
The attack took place at Croke Villas flats off the Ballybough Road just after 10pm. It is understood Mr Dunleavy was shot five times in the head; he was taken to the Mater Hospital but later died.
His assailant is said to have escaped on a motorbike.
The area has been sealed off for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.
This is the third violent shooting in the capital in the last two weeks. Joseph Rafferty was shot dead on Tuesday night, and last Sunday week Jimmy Curran was shot dead in the Green Lizard pub on Francis Street.
A post mortem examination is expected to take place later today.