Latest: We will not lie down in the face of gangland intimidation, says Taoiseach

Update 11.30am: Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to meet the Garda Commissioner this evening and has said the government will not be “intimidated” by criminal gangs, writes Elaine Loughlin, Political Reporter.

Mr Kenny has told the Dáil that the current escalation of gangland murder and crime is different to previous instances in Limerick and Dublin as there is now an “international aspect” where murders are ordered from abroad.