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Gardaí pictured at the scene of the shooting in Ballymun in 2021. Rolling News

Man charged over fatal Ballymun shooting in 2021

The man, aged in his 40s, is due to appear before a special sitting of Dublin District Court this evening.

A MAN HAS been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Ballymun more than five years ago.

The man, aged in his 40s, was arrested today as part of a garda investigation into the shooting, which occurred at Belclare Terrace on 11 February 2021.

He has since been charged and is due to appear before a special sitting of Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice at 7pm this evening.

The victim, Patrick Lyons, a 44-year-old father of one, died after being shot a number of times during the incident.

Gardaí said investigations into the case are ongoing.

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