Gardaí have released a man who was arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Dublin criminal The Viper.

Gardaí investigating the shooting of Dublin criminal 'The Viper' have arrested a man this morning.

The well-known Dublin criminal Martin Foley is reported to be on the road to recovery after surviving another assassination attempt over the weekend.

The Dublin crime boss known as the Viper is in a stable condition in hospital this morning, after he was shot several times yesterday afternoon.

SPRINGWOOD VIPER, owned by Denis McCarthy from Mallow, took full advantage of his inside draw to land the final of the Emerald Green Maple A4 Stakes at Curraheen Park last night.

The High Court today refused to bar a Sunday newspaper from printing articles on notorious Dublin criminal Martin “The Viper” Foley.

A Dublin criminal known as the Viper today sought an order in the High Court to prevent the Sunday World newspaper from publishing “sensationalist” articles about him.