Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information on a fatal shooting in Athy to come forward.
A 22-year-old lost his life in the incident, in the Greenhills area of the town, just after five yesterday evening.
A man in his 40s is being questioned in connection with the attack.
A post mortem on the victim's remains is expected to be carried out by the Office of the State Pathologist today.
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Gerry Adams has hit out those who he says have "opportunistically seized on the killing of Kevin McGuigan".
In a statement released last night, the Sinn Féin President said: "The killing of Kevin McGuigan was wrong and those who were involved in it are criminals who do not represent republicanism".
He also added that "the IRA was not involved".
His comments come after the PSNI on Thursday said they suspected IRA involvement in the killing.
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A deputy leader of Islamic State, Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, has been killed in a US military strike in northern Iraq.
A spokesperson for the White House says that Hayali was killed in an attack on his car in Mosul on Tuesday, and that his death would damage IS operations.
A number of IS leaders have been taken out by US-led air coalition strikes in both Iraq and Syria in recent months.
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A suspected gunman has been detained in northern France after opening fire on a train from Paris to Amsterdam.
Two people were seriously injured in the attack, while a third is been treated for minor injuries.
Two American passengers have been praised for their bravery in subduing the 26-year-old suspect.
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A deadline set by North Korea for its southern neighbours to take down loudspeakers broadcasting propaganda expires this morning.
The country's leader has demanded they be removed from the border - putting his military on a war footing.
Both North and South Korea have engaged in this type of rhetoric before. However South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has ordered her commanders to be ready.
