A 39-year-old man has admitting brandishing an imitation firearm during an attempted robbery at a shop in Ongar, West Dublin.

A 19-year-old man is due in court in Dublin this morning in connection with a stabbing incident in Blanchardstown over the weekend.

Gardaí are continuing to question a 19-year-old man in connection with a stabbing in west Dublin in the early hours of yesterday morning.

A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital in Dublin today after he was stabbed in Blanchardstown last night.

Gardai in Dublin are now investigating a third shooting on the city's northside in the past 24 hours.