Dublin: Man Dies Following North-Inner-City Shooting: *UPDATED Man Charged

*A 31-year-old Dublin man has appeared in court charged with robbing a taxi at gunpoint in the north inner city on Sunday evening.

Sean Ducque of Cloonlara Crescent in Finglas has been remanded in custody to appear in court again on this day week.

He is accused of robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint at Terrace Place in Dublin 1 at around 7pm last Sunday.

Sergeant Enda O'Sullivan told the court that the 31-year-old made no reply when he was charged with robbery at Mountjoy Garda Station this afternoon.

The sergeant said to a second charge of possession of a firearm he answered: "I had no shotgun on me when arrested".

Sean Ducque, who is in receipt of social welfare, wore a grey tracksuit and stood with his hands behind his back during this evening's court appearance.

Judge Ann Watkin refused him bail partly because of the seriousness of the charges.
She was told the evidence includes CCTV footage and an audio recording from a camera inside the taxi.

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A man has died following a shooting in Dublin’s city centre: *Ciaran Farrelly (33), who is also known as Ciaran Brooks, from Tallaght in Dublin, was blasted in the face with a shotgun.

*It’s understood the shooting occurred just before midnight last night. A man was shot in the head close to a housing complex on Buckingham Street in Dublin’s north inner city.

*www.independent.ie/news/gardai-detain-man-31-in-relation-to-gun-murder-in-dublin-last-night-30696385.html 

It's believed a shotgun was used in the attack.
The street has been sealed off by gardai who are now investigating the murder.

Following the incident, gardai mounted a number of searches in a bid to locate the suspect.

Gardai are also investigating the possibility the shooting may be connected to two other incidents in the area.

At approximately 7.30pm, a taxi driver was robbed and it's believed a shotgun may have been used in the incident.

The shooting occurred at 11.45pm at the back of the Killarney Court housing complex.

Several hours later, another incident occurred on a laneway just off nearby Talbot Street in which a homeless man was severely beaten.

A man has been arrested in connection to the assault and is currently being detained at Store Street Garda Station.

It is understood that a woman has also been arrested on suspicion of witholding information.
*UPDATE: A murder investigation is under way following the shooting of a man in Dublin last night. The man was shot in the upper body and face just before midnight at the rear of Killarney Court off Empress Place in the north inner-city. He died at the scene.

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Detectives are trying to establish a motive for the killing. A man in his 30s and a woman have been arrested.
The man is being detained in connection with the robbery earlier of a taxi driver, the  woman is being held on suspicion of withholding information. Both are being questioned at Mountjoy Garda Station.

Gardaí say there were other people in the area at the time and while they have spoken to them, there are still a number of others they wish to speak to.
Gardaí identified a person of interest in relation to the murder and a number of other crimes over a 24-hour period - including the robbery of a taxi driver at 7pm yesterday and an attack on a homeless person on Mabbot Lane at around 6am today.

A man in his 30s was arrested shortly after that assault, the victim was taken to the Mater Hospital. 

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