Gardaí believe yesterday’s two fatal shootings in Dublin were linked.
Two men, both in their 20s, were shot dead in separate attacks in Darndale and Balbriggan in the space of 24 hours.
22-year-old Seán Little from Coolock was found dead outside a burning car near Balbriggan in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Yesterday afternoon, Jordan Davis, aged in his early 20s, was shot dead near a school in Darndale while pushing his four-month-old baby in a buggy.
The two men were friends and it is believed the attacks were linked.
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Candidates in the local and European elections will hit the campaign trail for the final time today ahead of tomorrow’s poll.
It is the final opportunity for them to make their mark on voters – with polls due to open first thing tomorrow morning and a broadcast moratorium due to come into force from this afternoon.
Meanwhile thousands of islanders off the west coast of the country will cast their votes today.
The leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will both be campaigning on behalf of their candidates in Cork this afternoon, with the Sinn Féin leader expected in Dublin.
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Pressure is building on the UK Prime Minister Theresa May following the resignation yesterday of one of her key ministers.
House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom quit the Cabinet claiming she no longer believed Mrs May’s Brexit strategy could deliver on the referendum result.
Mrs May won a reprieve of sorts yesterday when Tory MPs decided not change party rules to force her out early.
However, she looks increasingly isolated as voters go to the polls in European elections – nearly two months after the UK was due to exit the bloc.
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The Data Protection watchdog has launched an investigation into Google.
The Data Protection Commission says it will investigate the way the internet giant processes personal data for its online Ad Exchange.
Google describes the service as "real-time marketplace... for buying and selling advertising".
The commission says its looking to establish whether processing of personal data carried out at each stage of an advertising transaction is GDPR-compliant.
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More work needs to be done to include the migrant community in Irish sport.
That is according to the chief executive of the Federation of Irish Sport, Mary O'Connor.
The organisation is calling on sporting associations to involve more minority groups in their games.
Ms O'Connor said groups including foreign nationals, the LGBTQ community and the elderly should all be encouraged to get more involved in sport.
Main image shows Garda search teams near the scene of a fatal shooting at Balbriggan in County Dublin, 22-05-2019. Image: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews
