The latest gangland murder victim threatened a notorious criminal figure in the week before his death, gardaí have uncovered.

Gardaí are continuing to question a man and woman arrested in connection with the murder of man in Dublin.

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A man who was involved in a dangerous high speed chase through Dublin city centre and less than a week later pointed a gun at gardaí while resisting arrest in a residential area has been given a 12-year sentence.