In the early hours of Monday morning, Drimnagh residents were alerted to the sound of gunshots and garda sirens in the area around the Knocknarea Road. Locals emerged on to streets flooded with gardaí and a helicopter circling in the sky above.
It quickly emerged a 20-year-old man named Josh Itseli had been shot dead in an attack bearing all the hallmarks of a gangland killing.
Gardaí investigating the shooting later sized body armour, firearms and a suspected pipe bomb and arrested three men.
Who was behind Monday’s attack and could Josh Itseli’s death indicate a resurgence of gangland activity and gun violence on Dublin’s southside? And is retaliation by rival groups inevitable?
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Today, on In the News, the chaotic attack in Drimnagh which claimed the life of a 20-year-old man.
Irish Times crime and security editor Conor Lally joins the podcast to discuss the investigation into Monday’s shooting and the implications for the local area.
Presented by Sorcha Pollak.
Produced by Aideen Finnegan.
