Victim had been under surveillance and was intended target of shooting on Blakestown Road
Garda sources said while the victim’s condition was critical it was also stable and there were hopes that he may survive.
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. However, a number of drug gangs in the area have been involved in a feud in recent years, which has already claimed three lives.Gardaí are trying to establish if the victim of the shooting was somehow at odds with any of those armed drug gang members.
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