Four arrested in connection with Neil Reilly murder

Man (36) died after being beaten, stabbed and run over in Lucan, west Dublin

Flowers at the scene in Lucan, Co Dublin, where Neil Reilly was attacked and died. Photograph: Collins
Flowers at the scene in Lucan, Co Dublin, where Neil Reilly was attacked and died. Photograph: Collins

Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Neill Reilly in Dublin earlier this month.

Mr Reilly (36) died after being beaten and stabbed by a number of assailants and then run over by a vehicle in a residential area of Lucan on January 18th.

The violent incident occured following a shooting incident in Ronanstown, in which a number of shots were fired at a house.

The four men - aged from their late teens to 50s - were arrested in Dublin on Monday morning and are being held at various Garda stations.

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