Gardaí continue to question seven men in connection with foiled robbery

Seven men are still being quizzed over a foiled robbery on Dublin's northside on Friday afternoon.

As part of an intelligence led operation, Gardaí stopped a van on Rosemount Avenue in Artane on Dublin's northside at around 2pm where cars were seized and a gun, balaclavas and other offensive weapons were recovered.

Three men were arrested at the scene and three others were arrested in a car close by, while the seventh man was detained a short distance away.

The men are being detained at Coolock, Ballymun, Clontarf and Raheny Garda stations.