Two held over Dublin murder

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested two men in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Tallaght in January.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested two men in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Tallaght in January.

Stephen O'Halloran (20) was shot in the head as he sat in a car outside his mother's house at Kilmartin Drive, Tallaght on January 19th.

He died at the scene.

The two men, aged 19 and 25, were arrested this morning and are being detained at Tallaght Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

Two other men in the car were also wounded in the attack.

They tried to escape the gumen, but were shot in the upper body as they ran.

A garda patrol car in the area heard the gunshots and arrived at the scene within minutes of the attack, but the gunmen had fled.