Gardaí investigate fatal shooting in Ballymun

Gardaí have appealed for anyone with information in relation to this incident to come forward. Photo: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The body of a man shot dead in Dublin last night has been removed from the scene for a post-mortem examination.

Gardaí say the man, aged in his mid-40s, received a number of gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.