A man is to appear in court in Co Wicklow tonight charged in connection with the discovery of a firearm and a quantity of ammunition.
The weapon was found when a car was stopped and searched by gardaí at Sidmonton Square in Bray on Thursday at 3.30pm.
The driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested and detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State at Bray Garda station.
He is to appear before a special sitting of Bray District Court at 6.30pm tonight.