Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Gareth Hutch in Dublin earlier this week.

They were detained last night and are being held at Bridewell and Store Street Garda Stations.

The arrests mean three people are now in custody in relation to the murder. A 29-year-old man has been in custody at Mountjoy Garda Station since Tuesday evening.

Hutch was shot dead outside an apartment complex on North Cumberland Street in the north inner city on Tuesday morning.

He is believed to be the seventh victim of an ongoing feud between two criminal gangs. Six of the victims have been killed in the greater Dublin area in the past four months.

Earlier today at a special meeting of Dublin City Council's policing committee, councillors expressed concern at the escalation in violence. Afterwards they said the fear in the community is palpable but they stressed it was only a small number of people involved in this violence.

Meanwhile, a man in his 30s is being held as part of the investigation into the murder of Michael Barr.