Two men were arrested after two handguns and ammunition were seized in West Dublin.
The arrests were made after a car was intercepted during an operation on Sunday evening.
The two suspects, aged in their 20s and 30s, were taken into custody after the arrests in the Clonsilla area.
Thirty rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered from the car the men were traveling in.
The pair are being held at Blanchardstown Garda Station.
A spokesowman said: "Gardaí from Blanchardstown and Finglas have seized two hand guns along with a number of rounds of ammunition and arrested two men during a operation in West Dublin.
The discovery was made when a car was intercepted by Gardaí in during an operation in the Clonsilla area shortly after 7pm.
"Two men aged 20s and 30s were arrested as part of the investigation and are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at Blanchardstown Garda Station.
"All of the items seized will be forwarded to the Garda Technical Bureau for forensic and ballistic examination."
