Fears of more shootings after pub killing

GARDAÍ are fearful of a further escalation in gangland shootings in Dublin after a drugs criminal was shot dead in a crowded pub in Finglas on Saturday evening.

Paul “Farmer” Martin, 39, was gunned down as he sat drinking in the Jolly Toper pub at about 6.30pm.

Witnesses reported seeing two men in balaclavas with handguns walking into the upstairs bar of the pub and singling out Martin. A 33-year-old man in his company was also shot during the attack, although it is unclear if he was an intended victim.