Two men aged in their 30s have been arrested following the seizure of a firearm and ammunition in the capital.
The seizure of the firearm took place near where a number of incidents in the south west Dublin occurred on Monday, including an incident where a Garda was hit by a bottle after being attacked by a mob on the street.
The assault related to the funeral of a young man in the Church of the Assumption in Ballyfermot, for which gardai in the area had implemented a strict policing plan.
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The seizure of the firearm by gardai took place the following day, in the area where the policing plan was in place.
There is no indication that Monday's incidents and Tuesday's gun find are connected.
Shortly after 5pm on Tuesday, February 21, gardai from Ballyfermot were on patrol in the Kylemore area of Dublin 10.
Two males were observed from a distance. At one point, what appeared to be a firearm was produced.
"Additional Garda units soon arrived on the scene and the two men were arrested. Following a search of the area, a firearm and ammunition was subsequently retrieved by gardai," a Garda spokesperson said.
The men, who are both aged in their 30s, are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939/98 at Clondalkin Garda Station.
A Garda spokesperson added: "The firearm and ammunition will now be sent to the Garda Ballistics Unit for analysis."
Investigations into the incident and seizure are ongoing, they added.
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