GARDAÍ suspect a notorious crime boss may be behind the murder of a serious criminal in north Dublin in a day in which another man was stabbed to death and a young man had a lucky escape in a gun attack.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating the death of a young man who is believed to have been stabbed during an altercation in the Finglas area of north Dublin this morning.

A man was arrested today over a suspected gangland gun attack outside a bookmakers’ shop.

Two suspects quizzed over a gun attack outside a bookmakers were today released without charge.

A 41-year-old man remained in a critical condition in hospital tonight after being gunned down in a suspected gangland shooting in north Dublin.

Seven youths were brought before the Children’s Court today to be charged with a range of offences in connection with riots that broke out in Finglas in Dublin during St Patrick’s Day festivities.

Two men are in garda custody in Dublin following the discovery of a revolver and a quantity of ammunition in Finglas yesterday.

A 15-year-old boy appeared in court today in connection with the violence that broke out in Finglas in Dublin during St Patrick’s Day festivities.

DUBLIN bus drivers will meet today to decide if they will restore night-time services to parts of Finglas following a series of violent incidents on routes serving the north Dublin suburb over the past few weeks.

Drunken youths as young as 10 are being blamed for St Patrick’s Day violence in a Dublin suburb which saw vehicles set alight and 17 people arrested.

GARDAÍ are seeking to extradite a man from Britain over an attempted murder which left the victim severely incapacitated.