Five units of the Dublin Fire Brigade battled a large blaze at the Ballymun Shopping Centre last night.

The alarm was raised at about 10:30pm when a member of the public spotted a plume of smoke.

The smoke was coming from a derelict retail unit adjacent to the Tower's Pub.

A spokesperson for the fire brigade said firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control within 30 minutes.

Nobody was injured in the incident, and the investigation has been handed over the gardaí.