Detectives are investigating if the latest gangland murder is linked to the Kinahan crime cartel.

Gardaí investigating a fatal stabbing of a young man have appealed to a person seen running from the crime scene to contact them.

A Dublin mother of two who slashed another woman across the face with a Stanley knife, leaving her with a permanent scar, has received a four-year sentence.

Gardaí are investigating whether a man fatally shot last Friday was the victim of a punishment attack that went too far.

Garda teams probing separate gun murders in Dublin and Laois were yesterday examining CCTV footage and conducting extensive local inquiries.