In the shadow of gunmen: Unsolved shootings in Cork

Gardaí investigating the brutal murder of dissident republican and former Real IRA leader, Aidan O’Driscoll, in Cork on Wednesday face a difficult task bringing his killers to justice.

Witness statements, CCTV footage, forensic tests on two partially burned-out cars, and ballistic tests on four bullets and casings — one casing recovered from the scene, and four bullets from his body — will be crucial to their investigation.

Gardaí yesterday repeated their appeals for help tracing the movements of three vehicles they believe were used by those involved in the shooting of O’Driscoll in Blackpool on Wednesday.