Gardaí: Real IRA man shot in face ‘fading fast’

Gardaí say it is just “a matter of time” before dissident republican Declan Smith dies from traumatic gunshot injuries to his head.

The 32-year-old was shot in the face at close range after he dropped his child off at a creche in Donaghmede, north Dublin, last Friday morning.

Smith, originally from Belfast, has been on a life support machine since he was rushed to hospital.