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Sat 05 May 2007Man gets life sentence for attempted murderA Dublin man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder after he shot a man in the head at the Leisureplex in Dublin's Blanchardstown.Darren Larkin (23), of no fixed address, was convicted of attempting to murder Akef Alquasar (49) in the early hours of February 20th, 2006, earlier this month.