Sinn Féin says threatened strike action by gardaí, indicates the fact that there are deep-seated issues within the force.

A man who walked into a Dublin police station and shot himself in the head has served time in prison for republican paramilitary offences, it emerged today.

Gardai say they have now identified the man who shot himself inside a Dublin garda station last evening, but will not be releasing his name.

A man was tonight in a critical condition in hospital after shooting himself in the head in a Dublin garda station.

A man has been taken to hospital in Dublin after apparently shooting himself in the lobby of Fitzgibbon Street garda station this afternoon.