A Dublin father accused of murdering two men told gardaí he had tried to kill himself because of the pressure he was under while in custody.

The murder of a young man in Dublin’s north inner city may have been linked to a bitter feud between two local crime factions, it was revealed today.

One of Ireland’s leading Catholic clergymen today called for national unity in the face of the evil of spiralling gangland murder.

Every arm of the State must pull together to ensure the rule of law prevails against spiralling gun crime, the Minister for Justice said today.