Fears were mounting tonight of an escalation in a bloody gangland feud after a known criminal associate was gunned down at his workplace in daylight hours.

GARDAÍ suspect a notorious crime boss may be behind the murder of a serious criminal in north Dublin in a day in which another man was stabbed to death and a young man had a lucky escape in a gun attack.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating the death of a young man who is believed to have been stabbed during an altercation in the Finglas area of north Dublin this morning.

An unemployed 17-year-old boy, who owns a ’06 jeep and got free legal aid, today refused to pay €5,215 compensation after he was found guilty of wrecking three cars with industrial paint.

BUILDING company Collen Construction is preparing to take legal action against BATU, the bricklayers union, for alleged intimidation and injury against employees at a number of its sites.