Arrest in gangland murder case

A MAN was questioned yesterday in connection with the brutal gangland murder of a young man in west Dublin about a year ago.

Damien Dowdall, 23, was shot dead in front of his girlfriend after his killers forced their way into their Clondalkin home on January 23, 2007. The murder was particularly tragic as the young couple had only recently moved in together.

Gardaí said Mr Dowdall was not a criminal, but he had been seen in the company of people who were associates of a violent drug dealer in the area. This man has been investigated in relation to a number of gangland murders.