Three men held over an assault on a man in Dublin yesterday which is being linked to an ongoing gangland fued, have been charged and released on bail.
The three were arrested after a man was shot and wounded in a murder attempt and a second man was later attacked and badly injured in a related incident.
The attacks in Dublin yesterday morning are both believed to be linked to an ongoing feud between two rival factions based around the Sheriff Street area of the north inner city.
In the first of yesterday’s incidents, a number of armed and masked men forced their way into a house at Boroimhe, Cedars, Swords, Co Dublin, at 8.10am.
At least five shots were discharged by the armed men and the occupant of the house, a man in his 30s who is originally from the north inner city, was wounded in the hand and leg.
The armed gang fled the scene and the victim was taken to Beaumont Hospital, north Dublin, for treatment. His injuries are not life-threatening.
Shortly after the incident a man from Dublin’s north inner city was attacked and badly beaten by a group of men in the city.
Gardaí believe that beating was a revenge attack for the shooting of the man in Swords earlier in the morning.
Following the second incident, three men were arrested in Dublin and questioned in relation to the attack. Gardaí are now fearful yesterday’s events, particularly the attempted gun murder in Swords, will lead to a fresh outbreak of feuding.
All three - aged 19,32 and 55 - were charged and released on bail to appear in court at a later date.