The 22-year-old woman is being detained at Malahide Garda Station under section 30 of The Offences Against The State Act.

Garda€ are continuing to question a 24-year-old man who was arrested this morning.

Garda€ arrested the 22-year-old woman this afternoon.

She's the second person to be detained in connection with the shooting in Buttercup Park in Darndale last night.

The victim was shot a number of times in the neck in the attack, which took place as he sat with his young son in a parked car.

Several shots were fired by the lone gunman in to the car, but luckily the young boy was not injured.

His father remains in a critical condition in Beaumont hospital.

The 24 year old man and the 22-year-old woman are being held under Section 30 of The Offences Against The State Act at Coolock and Malahide Garda Stations respectively.

They can be held for a maximum of 72 hours.