A man's been arrested after Gardaí seized a firearm, ammunition and a car in west Dublin yesterday evening.

A man - who's in his 30s - fled a car being followed by uniformed Gardaí in the Collinstown area at around 9.50pm.

He was pursed on foot into a nearby park and during a follow up search, a handgun and ammunition were recovered and a man was arrested.

He's currently being detained at Lucan Garda Station.