Gardaí are conducting a murder investigation tonight after a man was shot dead in a bookmakers in north Dublin.
A Garda spokeswoman said the 25-year-old man was killed in Byrne's Bookmakers on Killester Avenue shortly before 3.00pm.
The dead man has been named locally as Christopher Barry, a father-of-one from the Killester area.
It is understood a gunman walked into the shop beside the Ramble Inn and singled out his victim before shooting him several times in the head. The attacker then made off on a motorbike.
The area was sealed off and uniformed gardaí were on the scene interviewing locals this afternoon.
The Garda Technical Bureau has carried out a technical examination.
Deputy State Pathologist, Dr Michael Curtis carried out a preliminary examination of Mr Barry's body this evening.
A number of floral wreaths were left outside the bookmakers this afternoon.
A burnt-out motorbike, believed to have been used by the gunman in the getaway, was found abandoned just off La Vista Avenue, a few streets from the where the killing took place.
It was the second gun murder in the area in six months. Anthony Russell was shot dead in Artane's Ardlea Inn in April. The killing was linked to a feud between drug dealing and crime gangs in the north inner city.
Fine Gael's justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan today called on the Government to ensure Garda resources are not affected by cutbacks in the forthcoming Budget.
"Indiscriminate gangland attacks have become a regular feature of Irish weekends at a time when the Government is preparing a series of costcutting measures," he said. "Unless the Garda budget is secured, the cutbacks will have an effect on key measures aimed at tackling gangland.
"The Government's main objective must be to end the spiral of gangland killings and put those responsible behind bars."