A 25-year-old man charged with possessing a semi-automatic pistol and ammunition after gardai stopped and searched a car travelling in north Dublin has been remanded in custody.

Gardaí have seized guns and drugs in a raid in Dublin today.

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

Two loaded firearms and a quarter of a million euro worth of drugs have been seized in Dublin.

The New York Police Department has reported that the city experienced its first shooting-free weekend in a quarter of a century.

Three Glock handguns have been intercepted in postal package destined for Ireland from the US.

Gun deaths worldwide total about 250,000 yearly and the US is among six countries that make up half of those fatalities, a study has found.

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

Three people are dead and four are injured after a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant, police in Nashville say.

Latest: US police are searching for a young man suspected of killing two people at a central Michigan University residence hall on the same day parents were arriving to pick up students beginning their spring break.

Police in Merseyside have called for communities to "stand together" against gun crime as a teenager was killed in the third shooting in the area in two days.

A man who lost his family, home and businesses as he spent years angrily espousing right-wing extremism on television and the Internet did not say a word as he opened fire on strangers in a darkened cinema.

U2 singer Bono has been caught up in controversy surrounding a film being shot in Chicago against the backdrop of the city’s unrelenting gun violence.

It’s only a matter of time before a child is shot dead if the Government and gardaí do not tackle gun crime in certain communities, a political representative has warned.

Gardaí in Dublin have recovered a firearm and a small amount of ammunition followed a planned search in the south inner city.

Gardaí in Co Meath are investigating the discovery of firearms and drugs in Navan.

Gardaí in north Dublin have arrested two men have been following the discovery of a loaded shotgun in a car in Finglas last night.

Two men remain in Garda custody tonight after the discovery of a firearm.

A murder investigation is underway in west Dublin this morning after a man in his late 20s was shot dead.

New figures from the Government have reportedly revealed that less than one-fifth of gun crimes in Ireland result in a criminal conviction.

Limerick reportedly has a higher level of killings and gun crime per head of population than any other area in Ireland.

Detectives were today questioning four men suspected of trying to break into a house while armed.

Gardaí are still questioning two people this morning in connection with separate arms seizures in Dublin during the weekend.

Gardaí are today investigating a gun attack on a house in Limerick.

Gardaí were today continuing to investigate the murder of a 39-year-old man who was gunned down close to his Sligo home.

Gardaí have today linked a shooting incident in Limerick City to an ongoing localised feud.

Gardaí in Limerick have today released two people arrested yesterday in connection with a weapons seizure in the city.

A 27-year-old man is recovering in hospital tonight after a shooting in West Dublin.

A garda investigation is underway after a number of shots were fired at a house in Limerick.

Armed robbers made off with a substantial sum of money yesterday evening after threatening staff at a post office.

A 26-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being shot in the North last night.

A 29-year-old man is receiving hospital treatment after being shot at a housing estate in Co Meath this morning.

Labour’s Senators will call today for the state’s witness protection programme to be put on a statutory footing to help convict more gangland criminals.

Four people were arrested in connection with an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in Dublin.

The 27-year-old man shot dead during a gangland-style attack in west Dublin last night has been named locally as well-known criminal John Daly.

A 27-year-old man has died following a gangland-style gun attack in the Finglas area of west Dublin this morning.

The Tánaiste has insisted that the Government is doing all it can to rid society of gun crime.

A 48-year-old man is receiving hospital treatment after being seriously injured in a shooting at his home in Dublin last night.

A 39-year-old man was arrested last night after being found in possession of a pistol and ammunition in Co Dublin.

Ireland is the least violent country in Europe, according to a new study by the World Health Organisation.

Fine Gael says is vowing to support any reasonable proposals that the new Minister for Justice draw up to tackle organised crime.

A man in his early 20s remains in a critical condition in hospital this morning after being shot in the head in a gangland-style assassination attempt in south Dublin yesterday afternoon.

A bitter feud stretching back over a year was tonight believed to be behind the shooting of a teenager.