Man still held over Dublin pub murder

One man remains in custody this morning for questioning over the murder of a man in a Dublin pub last week.

One man remains in custody this morning for questioning over the murder of a man in a Dublin pub last week.

Twelve other men arrested during the Garda investigation into the fatal shooting of Anthony Russell (30) in an Artane pub last Friday were freed without charge yesterday.

All 13 were arrested in a major Garda operation on Dublin’s northside early on Monday.

They were suspected of involvement with two feuding criminal factions based mainly in the Sheriff Street area.

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