The search was carried out as part of ongoing investigations into organised crime groups operating in the Coolock area.

Gardaí in Dublin have made 14 arrests and seized €42,000 worth of drugs in a four-day operation which finished today.

The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law requiring that a mandatory five-year minimum sentence be imposed on some persons convicted under a section of the Firearms Act.

A number of guns have been found at a building site in Dublin.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with possession of firearms in Dublin.

A man is due in court today in connection with a firearms seizure in Dublin.

A man has been charged in relation to the recovery of firearms in Clondalkin on Friday.

Four loaded weapons “primed, armed and ready” for use were among an arsenal of 15 firearms found at an “elaborate” industrial unit purporting to be a legitimate business.

Two Cork men who have admitted possessing firearms and ammunition will be sentenced next month at the non-jury Special Criminal Court.

The discovery follows reports of a suspicious object being found by a member of the public.

The Republican-led Senate has voted to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from being able to purchase a firearm.

Gardaí have seized a quantity of firearms in the greater Dublin area

Three men were arrested and two firearms were recovered in Cobh on Wednesday night as part of a Garda investigation into dissident republican activity in Cork.

Two sub machine guns and a number of other firearms have been seized in Dublin.

A man is due before court in the Athlone today in connection with firearms offences.

A national shortage of armed police is leaving Britain vulnerable to terror attack, the Police Federation of England and Wales has said.

Gardaí have seized two firearms, ammunition and a quantity of drugs following a search of a house at Deansrath Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Two men are being quizzed at Coolock Garda Station this morning after firearms were seized in north Dublin yesterday.

Three men remain in Garda custody this morning following two separate drugs and firearm seizures in Dublin and Carlow yesterday.

Gun owners should have to complete a theory test and practical assessment before getting a licence to hold a firearm, a cross-party committee has said.

Gardaí are asking for an increase in tactical training.

A man has admitted his role in the possession of €3.4m worth of drugs and six firearms including a machine gun.

New charges, including false imprisonment and possession of firearms, have been filed against seven men accused of “terrorising” a family during an aggravated burglary last year.