A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a shooting in Dublin city centre overnight .
The man was hit in the chest through a window as he went to answer his front door at Rory O'Connor House, Dublin 1, at about 2 o'clock this morning.
He was taken to the Mater hospital where he is being treated for gunshot wounds. A spokesperson for the hospital said his condition is 'critical but stable'.
The motivation for the attack is not yet known.