Dissident gunman disguised as postman was planning gang hit.
A DISSIDENT republican disguised himself as a postman as he prepared to carry out a shooting in Dublin.
Gardai foiled the murder plot when they swooped on the hitman and an accomplice shortly after 9am on Thursday.
Armed officers who had received intelligence about the planned hit quickly moved in on the men in a stolen van in the Glenshane Lawn in Tallaght.
One of the suspects was wearing a false beard and a wig. Gardai found a loaded handgun and eight bullets in the van.
Gardai believe the intended target of the attack may have been a man with connections to the INLA who was suspected of involvement in extortion rackets.
The two men are suspected of being part of the Dublin brigade of the New IRA previously led by gang boss Alan Ryan who was shot dead in 2012.
One of the men arrested is a man aged in his 35 from Walkinstown while the second is a 22-year-old from Tallaght.
The pair are being questioned at Tallaght Garda Station where they can be held for up to three days.
The arrest comes two weeks after gardai discovered a fully primed bomb linked to the dissident group in a car in Co. Louth.
