Gardai are investigating a shooting that occurred outside a Dublin creche in broad daylight yesterday morning.
They are appealing for information from the public after a 31 year old man was shot once in the face by a masked gunman after dropping his son off.
Gardai have revealed that the victim is a well-known criminal who has previously been linked with the Real IRA.
This isn't the first time there has been an attempt on his life - in January of last year, he was shot in the leg at a housing estate in south Dublin.
The man remains in a critical condition in hospital.
