Gardaí have seized €63,000 worth of heroin and cannabis in Dublin this afternoon.

LATEST A man has been arrested in a shopping centre after a near eight-hour hunt for a gunman.

Gardaí in Dublin have launched a murder inquiry after a 32-year-old father of two was involved in a hit and run on Thursday night.

The senior garda leading the investigation into the murder of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy described the killing as a “particularly heinous crime”.

Six fire brigade units battled a blaze early today at a public house in Dublin city centre.