A statue of the singer Luke Kelly has been vandalised on Dublin's Sheriff Street.

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Shootings in Dublin's north inner city are being described as a "cancer" eating away at the community.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a shooting last night in Dublin's north inner city.

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The family of a cyclist killed in a crash this week have thanked the community of Sheriff Street for staying with her in her dying moments.

Crime-hit communities in inner-city Dublin are set to benefit from development in the nearby Docklands and related economic activity, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

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Fears are growing among local residents after a suspected dissident republican was murdered in his pub in the first of two gun killings in Dublin within hours of each other last night.

Gardaí are investigating two murders in Dublin in the latest spate of violence in the city.

Forensic tests are being carried out on a handgun and bicycle believed to have been dumped by the killer of innocent gangland attack victim, Martin O’Rourke.

Garda murder squad detectives have released a photo of an innocent man shot dead in a botched gangland attack as they renewed calls for witnesses.

Gardaí have said they have now identified a man shot in Dublin's inner city this afternoon.

One Labour Minister has a star supporter who has been helping him score a few goals against the opposition this morning.

Dublin Central has changed from a four-seater to a three-seat constituency since 2011 and with four prominent sitting TDs, not to mention a number of high-profile candidates hoping to be elected, the race to the Dáil will certainly be interesting.

Love/Hate actor Leroy Harris has been ordered to carry out 150 hours' community service to avoid six months in jail for supplying cannabis.

'Love/Hate' Leroy Harris actor “made a mess” of his chance at avoiding a criminal record and a possible sentence for supplying cannabis, a court heard today.

An actor, who featured in the cat-killing scene in the hit crime series Love/Hate, has been given a chance to avoid a criminal conviction and a possible sentence for dealing cannabis.

A young actor, who featured in the controversial cat-killing scene in 'Love/Hate', has been remanded on bail pending sentence after he pleaded guilty to a cannabis dealing charge.

A young actor, who featured in the controversial cat-killing scene in the hit crime series Love/Hate, has appeared in court accused of cannabis dealing.

The victim of Dublin's latest shooting has told Gardaí he was attacked by two men on a motorbike as he sat in his car on Sheriff Street.

A man who was shot and beaten as part of a deadly Dublin inner city feud has been jailed for four years for his part in a robbery six years ago.

Detectives believe a man gunned down at a busy holiday caravan park was targeted as part of a long-running gangland feud.

Gardaí have arrested seven people as part of the investigation into the murder of Stephen Byrne in Dublin's north inner city on July 13 last.

A murder trial has heard a 50-year-old man allegedly shot dead by a Dublin teenager had been warned by a garda that it was inappropriate to allow young people spend time at his house.

THIRTEEN men were arrested yesterday in a major Garda operation aimed at a Dublin north inner city crime gang and its regional supply network.

Gardaí have arrested 13 people as part of a major clampdown on suspected drugs gangs.

Nine people were arrested today after a massive Garda blitz on suspected drugs gangs.

THREE men were arrested yesterday after two violent incidents linked to a deadly Dublin feud.

A 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a prisoner in Mountjoy last year.

Gardai have renewed their appeal for information surrounding the shooting dead of a 21-year-old man in front of his brother in Dublin.

The inquest will take place later today of a 21-year-old man shot dead by an attacker on a bicycle in Dublin.

A 20-year-old man was arrested this afternoon in connection with the fatal shooting of Stephen Byrne in Dublin on Tuesday.

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the latest gun attack in Dublin.

A MAN in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Dublin on July 13.

A 16-year-old male remains in Garda custody this evening in connection with a fatal shooting in Dublin city earlier this week.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of Stephen “Madzer” Byrne in Dublin on Tuesday.

Two men were injured in a shooting attack today as they sat in a van in west Dublin.

A teenager arrested over a fatal gangland shooting of a suspected killer was released without charge today.

GARDAÍ are satisfied that two people, including a 15-year-old boy, arrested in connection with the gangland murder of Stephen Byrne were not involved in setting him up.

Three young men standing around gangster Stephen "Madzer" Byrne moments before he was gunned down scattered when his killer arrived on a bicycle, detectives indicated today.

Gardaí say the investigation into the murder of Stephen Byrne in Dublin's north inner city is "progressing well".