post img Gardai have seized a firearm and a stash of ammunition, and arrested two people following a planned search in Tallaght yesterday.

At approximately 4pm yesterday Gardai carried out a search of a house in Rossfield Park, and during the search a shotgun and ammunition were discovered.

A woman in her 30s was arrested at the scene. She was detained under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at Tallaght Garda Station and was released without charge late last night.

A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Gardai arrested a second person, a male in his 30s, last night in the Tallaght area and he is currently detained at Tallaght Garda Station.