Gardai have charged two men with conspiracy to murder and they are due to appear in court onMonday.
The pair, aged 34 and 38, were arrested by gardai on Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot on Monday last. Gardai also seized a firearm.
The intelligence led operation was conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and a van was intercepted by the Emergency Response Unit
They are due to appear at Criminal Courts Of Justice, Parkgate St, Dublin 8 on Monday