Justice Minister and Garda Commissioner to discuss escalating gangland violence

Fitzgerald said last night's shooting was "another deplorable example of the ruthlessness of gangland criminals"

The scene in Ballybough in Dublin last night after the fatal shooting Pic: RollingNews.ie

Justice minister Frances Fitzgerald will meet Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan and senior garda officers today after the latest gangland shooting in Dublin.

Eddie Hutch senior, 59, was shot dead last night after a gang of gunmen burst into his home on Poplar Row in the north city. Gardaí believe the murder is in retaliation for the gun attack on the Regency Hotel last Friday which resulted in another man David Byrne being shot ...