Shancastle Drive in Clondalkin, the site of tonight's shooting. Source: Google Maps

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING an incident in which a man in his late 20s was shot in Dublin tonight.

The victim was shot three times in the leg and arm just before 9pm at Shancastle Drive in Clondalkin.

He was taken to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Tonight’s shooting is understood to be unrelated to the ongoing feud between the Hutch and Kinahan criminal gangs.