Man held over Blanchardstown murder

Detectives investigating the murder of 25-year-old Ian Tobin in Blanchardstown last month have arreseted a man, it has emerged…

Detectives investigating the murder of 25-year-old Ian Tobin in Blanchardstown last month have arreseted a man, it has emerged.

The man is in his 40s and from the Finglas area. He was arrested this morning at approximately 10.30 in Blanchardstown.

He is being held at Blanchardstown Garda Station under the provisions of the Offences Against the State Act.

Mr Tobin, a father-of-two from Fortlawn Park, Blanchardstown, was shot dead on May 27th when he answered the door at a neighbour's house.

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He is thought to have been a victim of mistaken identity killed by a west Dublin drug gang.