Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder in west Dublin in August of last year.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Dean Johnson at Harelawn Green in Clondalkin on August 24th 2013 arrested the two men in the Dublin area.

They are both aged in their 20s.

One is being detained at Lucan garda station, while the other is being held at Ronanstown.

A number of searches are currently ongoing in the Dublin and Kildare areas in connection with the investigation.