Murder inquiry launched after Clonsilla shooting

Gardaí have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a 24-year-old man was found in a house in west Dublin early this morning…

Gardaí have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a 24-year-old man was found in a house in west Dublin early this morning.

The victim has been named as Mr Stephen O’Hara from Lohunda Downs in Clonsilla.

A post mortem examination revealed that he had been shot in the throat. Mr O’Hara was found slumped in the doorway of the house in Elm Wood Close at around 1.30 a.m.

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