Speaking on Newstalk, local Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan said attacks like this will only stop when the government gets serious about gun crime.

Sinn Fein said it had six candidates in the Seanad elections, overlooking two long-standing representatives.

Daithí Doolan says he is not concerned by recent figures, and used the jump in support after the 2019 elections as an example.

Dublin City Council has been asked to remove threatening graffiti targeting the Taoiseach immediately