Fifth arrest made in connection with Christmas Eve shooting

This male is the fifth individual arrested as part of this investigation.

Garda pictured at scene outside Brownes Steakhouse in Blanchardstown where Tristan Sherry was killed on Christmas Eve. Picture Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

A fifth person has been arrested in connection with a Christmas Eve shooting in Dublin

Tristan Sherry died after being assaulted during an incident at Browne's Steakhouse on Main Street in Blanchardstown at about 8pm on December 24.

Jason Hennessy Snr, who was in his late 40s, sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the shooting and later died in hospital.

On Friday, a male teenager was arrested in connection with the incident.

He is being detained at a garda station in west Dublin. He is the fifth individual arrested as part of this investigation.

Last week, David Amah, 18, with an address in Hazel Grove, Portrane Road, Donabate, was charged with the murder of Mr Sherry.

Wayne Deegan, 25, with an address in Linnetsfield Avenue, Phibblestown, was charged with assault causing harm to Mr Sherry, producing a knife in a way likely to intimidate or injure, and committing violent disorder.

At the end of December, Michael Andrecut, 22, of Sheephill Avenue, Corduff, appeared at a special sitting of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin charged with Mr Sherry’s murder.