Gardai are appealing for witnessess after a man in his thirties was shot dead in the car park of a Dublin pub.

Darren Kearns was shot a number of times by a lone gunman through the window of his car, while his wife was sitting beside him.

The incident occurred in the car park of Comiskey’s pub on Blackhorse Avenue yesterday evening.

A light colour 5 series BMW was found burnt out a short distance away on a Laneway off Regal Park.

Inspector Tony Twomey from Cabra Garda Station is appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time to contact them.