A young man shot dead in a gangland attack had a history of involvement in crime and arson, it emerged today.

Gardaí were investigating today after a man was shot dead in a “gangland-style” killing in Dublin’s north inner city.

THE family of a man gunned down outside his home yesterday said they had “no idea” why he was murdered.

A man was shot dead today as he left an apartment block in west Dublin, gardaí have confirmed.