Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a third person in connection with the shooting of a uniformed motorcycle garda in the city almost three months ago.

THE Garda Ombudsman Commission has hit out at the Garda Representative Association (GRA) for comments it made about the watchdog in its official journal.

HEAD of the Garda Inspectorate, Kathleen O’Toole, said she fears for the safety of the force at a time of a high level of gun crime. But she insisted that gardaí should remain unarmed.

The Garda Inspectorate today insisted there was no need for a fully-armed police force despite the growing threat of gangland violence.

Gardaí have launched a manhunt after shots were fired in the early hours of this morning at a house on Mourne Road, Crumlin, Dublin.

The bravery of Garda Paul Sherlock in confronting the armed thugs in Dublin yesterday was in the best tradition of the force.

The Government today vowed a relentless war against gangland violence after an unarmed police officer was gunned down in Dublin.