Fianna Fáil claims the Government has to take some of the blame for the assassination of a man in Dublin on Friday.

32-year old David Byrne was shot dead in a Dublin Hotel while attending a boxing match weigh-in.

Fianna Fáil says if in government it will set up a Garda Serious and Organised Crime Unit to tackle the issue of gangland violence.

Speaking in Drumcondra today, Fianna Fail Justice spokesperson Niall Collins said regressive Government policies are giving criminals a free run: