SHOOTING of three men in broad daylight at a Dublin park is a chilling warning.

Gangland attacks have become commonplace in the capital in recent years, but the gun attack in Corduff Park on Sunday was not the usual gang-on-gang violence.

The Real IRA are the chief suspects for the attempted murder of three men in the shooting.

The Garda Commissioner recently spoke of the growing threat posed by this group of fanatics. The brutal and brazen gun attack should leave none of us in any doubt about what this evil organisation is capable of.

On a peaceful, sunny Sun- day morning two gunmen approached David Morgan, Gary and Christopher Gleeson and emptied their revolvers at them at point blank range.

It is only down to pure luck that the gardai are not investigating a triple murder. They may yet be looking at a double killing - Morgan and one of the cousins remain seriously ill.

The motive for this attack was apparently linked to a botched bomb attack on a Real IRA man's car.

The victims were known for anti-social behaviour, but they were not suspected of any bomb attack.

They did not deserve to be shot like dogs, in broad daylight.