Gardaí have confirmed that 26-year-old Paul Gallagher - whose body was found in Co Meath yesterday - was shot multiple times.

Investigating officers have launched a public appeal for information after formally launching a murder investigation.

They're particularly interested in the car he's believed to have been travelling in - a Red Volkswagen Golf - with 01 LH registration.

The body of Mr Gallagher - who's from Donaghmede in Dublin - was found in a field in the Ballymacan area at 5 o'clock yesterday evening.

Superintendent Paul Moran from the Garda Press Office says officers are appealing for any information on his movements before his death.