A man shot dead at a cash-for-clothes facility in Rathcoole in Dublin was a father of one from Lithuania.

Gardai are now appealing for information on a silver coloured 05-TN registered Audi A3 hatchback which may have been used by the gunman. It is believed the victim was known to Gardaí.

At around 9:30am the foreign worker aged in his mid-40s was seriously injured when he was shot in the body near a clothing recycling facility in the Greenougue Industrial Estate. He was taken to Tallaght Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Gardai were responding to a 999 call from the premises when they found the man who had suffered gun shot wounds.

The area has been sealed off for a technical and forensic examination. A liaison officer has now been appointed to the victim's family and a post-mortem examination will be carried on the his body by the Deputy State Pathologist this evening.

Officers at Clondalkin Garda Station are appealing for anyone with information to come forward or to contact them on 01-6667600 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111.