GARDAI HAVE ARRESTED two people in relation to the murder of Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan in December of last year.

A man and a woman, both in their 20s, were arrested in the north county Dublin area this morning.

They are currently being questioned at Lucan and Blanchardstown garda stations and are being held under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.

Kirwan was shot dead in the driveway of his house at St Ronan’s Drive, Clondalkin Dublin 22 on 22 December. It is understood he was murdered as part of the Kinahan/Hutch feud.

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Two arrested over gangland murder of Noel Kirwan

Read: 62-year-old man becomes the latest victim of the Hutch-Kinahan feud >

Read: Hutch-Kinahan feud: Post-mortem due to be carried out on body of shooting victim >

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