Two men have been arrested in the investigation into the murder at a Dublin hotel which exacerbated a longstanding gangland feud in the city.

An indoor bar with 20 bottles of Dom Perignon champagne and a sunken bath with a jacuzzi were among the trappings of wealth uncovered during one of the searches on associates of the Kinahan crime cartel.

Some 35 high-powered vehicles, nine Rolex watches, and €30,000 in cash, with a total value of around €1m was seized yesterday in an operation targeting a gang involved in a murderous feud.

In the dead of night, Susan Collins got the answer to her call. At 4.30am came the shuddering from the Garda helicopter low overhead.

Gardaí are keeping a close eye on suspects travelling in and out of Dublin Airport in the run-up to tomorrow’s funeral of Edward Hutch Sr.

The sight of heavily armed men in balaclavas packed inside black Landcruisers gave many a passing pedestrian a startle.

Gardaí are monitoring an estimated 80 members of rival feuding gangs as they brace themselves for two funerals next week.

Cork City Council has given the go-ahead for further developments at Apple’s facility on the city’s north side, at Hollyhill.

Army bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a viable device found beneath a car in Dublin last night.