A 25 year old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Aidan Byrne in Dublin last month.

John Douglas, of O’Devaney Gardens, has been remanded in custody for a week.

Aidan Byrne was shot 10 times as he sat in the passenger seat of a parked car on Drumalee Avenue off the North Circular Road, on the evening of the 20th of February last.

The 33-year-old father of one was taken to the Mater Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The victim was well-known to gardai. 

This morning Dublin man John Douglas appeared in court charged with the murder.

Detective Inspector Nicholas McGrath gave details of arrest charge and caution at the Bridewell Garda Station.

Judge Miriam Malone remanded the 25 year old in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on this day week.