A YOUNG man caught with an AK-47 assault rifle on a busy Dublin street was being questioned by gardaí last night.

Gardaí tonight seized 1,000 Ecstasy tablets in the glove compartment of a car stopped in Co Kildare.

Two men are being questioned in connection with the seizure of drugs with an estimated street value of €30,000 in Co Kildare.

Gardai in Co Kildare have arrested a man in his mid-20s following the seizure of 2,000 ecstasy tablets near Naas last night.