Two held in connection with Garda shooting

Gardaí investigating the shooting of a motorcycle garda in central Dublin tonight arrested a man and a woman.

Garda Paul Sherlock was shot once in the stomach after he pulled over a stolen car while on traffic duty on Ossory Road on September 25.

Detectives tonight arrested a man and a woman in their 20s in the Clondalkin area.

A Garda spokesman added: “Both are being detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act at Mountjoy and Store Street Garda stations.”

Garda Sherlock was shot at close range with a shotgun by a passenger of the car he stopped.

The gunman was travelling in a silver Nissan Almera vehicle which was stolen last May.

The car was later abandoned and gardaí believe the suspects then transferred to a white van.

Condemnations of the shooting were led by President Mary McAleese and Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan.