Gang ‘heavy’ lucky to be alive after shooting

A man described as a ‘heavy’ in a major criminal gang was lucky to escape with his life after he was shot twice outside a Dublin pub.

Gardaí believe the 32-year-old drove to Ruby Finnegans pub in Ballyfermot, south west Dublin, late on Tuesday night to meet someone.

A lone gunman walked up to his parked car at around 11.10pm and fired a number of shots from a handgun, hitting him twice, once in the chest and once in the arm.