THE gangland murder of a young man in west Dublin may be linked to drug-dealing and was most likely not a revenge killing as has been widely speculated.

Two Dublin men accused of the drive-by shooting of a 25-year-old father-of-one outside Cloverhill prison have each been sentenced to life imprisonment today at the Central Criminal Court.

A jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murder have found one of the accused guilty of the murder of a 25-year-old Dublin man outside Cloverhill prison yesterday at the Central Criminal Court.

A jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murder have found one of the accused guilty of two charges; possession of a fire-arm and possession of ammunition at the Central Criminal Court.

A jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murder have been sent away until Monday next and will then commence their deliberations at the Central Criminal Court.

A defence barrister in his closing speech to a jury in the trial of a Dublin murder has said the State’s main witness "is a bought man, a bought and paid for man".

A defence barrister in his closing speech to a jury in the trial of a Dublin murder has said other than the word of the State’s main witness, "there is not a shred of evidence on my client", the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murder was today in legal argument in the absence of the jury at the Central Criminal Court.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard that when one of the accused was questioned by gardaí about the fatal shooting he allegedly said: "I’m fitted up, someone must have handed my name up. I can’t believe it."

The State’s main witness in a Dublin murder trial has denied he was giving information to a Garda in the drugs squad, the Central Criminal Court heard.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard a .38 calibre colt revolver recovered by gardaí contained no fingerprints, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard that when gardaí went to search one of the accused’s home, he was found to be holding a pump action shotgun.

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard that the State’s main witness took a month to go to the gardaí because he claims one of the accused men has "friends in the guards".

A jury in a Dublin murder trial has heard that the State’s main witness has allegedly been given "complete immunity" from prosecution for possession of drugs.

A 20-year-old witness in a Dublin murder trial has said he was threatened not to open his mouth to anyone or he would be killed saying "I didn’t know what to do, I was afraid", the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The driver of a BMW car in which a 25-year-old man was shot in has denied accusations that he "deliberately drove him" to Cloverhill prison last year, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murder has heard that the deceased man was allegedly involved in an assault outside a Clondalkin pub and in the years since then three of the assailants have been shot, two fatally, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A 25-year-old Clondalkin man died after receiving two gunshot wounds to the chest, which caused haemorrhaging to the heart, lungs and spleen, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Dublin as he waited for his friend to deliver clothes to an inmate in Cloverhill prison, a court heard today.

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murder has heard the deceased man was shot outside Clover Hill prison as he sat in a BMW car.

Two Dublin men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 25-year-old man in 2004, today at the Central Criminal Court.

THE gardaí have had some success combating gangland murders this year, arresting and charging a number of individuals.

Two men were remanded in custody today charged with the gangland murder of a man shot outside a Dublin prison less than a month ago.

Four people have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a 24-year-old man gunned down outside a Dublin prison, gardaí said tonight.

SEVERAL witnesses have contacted gardaí following the gangland killing of a drug dealer in Dublin last weekend.

A MAN shot dead outside a prison was a member of a west Dublin drugs gang who was only recently released from prison after serving nine months for possession of drugs.

A postmortem is being carried out today on the body of a 24-year-old man shot dead in a gangland style attack in west Dublin yesterday.