Five youths remain in custody after Dublin shooting

Five youths remain in garda custody this morning in connection with the fatal shooting of Aidan O'Kane in Dublin's north inner city on Sunday evening.

The father-of-one, who was in his 50s, was shot in the stomach in a laneway off Bargy Road in East Wall after apparently chasing a group of teenagers who were interfering with his home.

Four of those arrested in connection with the murder are boys aged between 13 and 18, while the fifth is a 19-year-old woman.

The killing has sparked fresh calls for a renewed government crackdown on gun crime, with Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan describing it as a "watershed".

Mr Flanagan is demanding a Dáil debate on the matter and the imposition of tougher prison sentences for firearms offences.