Two men are to appear in court this morning charged in connection with the murder of a man in Cork almost two years ago.

Aidan O'Driscoll was shot dead on Great William O'Brien Street in Blackpool on 7th December 2016.

The 37-year-old former real IRA chief - nicknamed 'The Beast' - was shot multiple times.

Gardaí say they arrested two men - aged 24 and 32 - in the Cork area this morning in connection with the shooting.

They're due to appear before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin later today.