Two men have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting of Wayne Whelan in Lucan, west Dublin last year.
The 42-year-old was shot in the back of the head before being left in a flaming car in Mount Andrew Estate, Lucan, on November 18, 2019.
It’s understood the victim had been lured to his death by someone he knew before being shot dead.
A man in his 30s, is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at Lucan Garda Station.
The other man is being detained under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Ronanstown Garda Station.
Whelan survived an earlier bid on his life in September 2019 when a gunman sprayed ten bullets through his windscreen, hitting him several times.
He was also a suspect in the murder of violent criminal Mark ‘the Guinea Pig’ Desmond,41, blasted to death three years ago.
Detectives believe he was behind the hit on drug dealer David ‘Chen’ Lynch, 42, gunned down in broad daylight on March 1 in the Foxdene area of Lucan.
In December, two men were charged in connection with the shooting and appeared before Blanchardstown District Court on December 17.
A woman was also arrested along with the two men on December 12 but was released without charge the following day.
Speaking about the arrests today, a garda spokesman said: "Gardaí have arrested two men this morning, Monday 17 February 2020, in relation to the fatal shooting of a male in Lucan on 18 November 2019."
"A male in his 30s is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at Lucan Garda Station.
"The second male is being detained under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Ronanstown Garda Station.
"No further information is available at this time."
