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Three men have appeared in court charged in connection with an arms find in a warehouse in Dublin earlier this week.

The three were remanded in custody to appear again in court by video link next Wednesday.

Jonathon Harding (44) from Kerdiff Avenue in Monread, Naas; Declan Brady (51) from The Park, St Wolstan's Abbey in Celbridge and 33-year-old James Walsh from Wheatfield Avenue in Clondalkin, were brought before the Dublin District Court by gardaí from the Armed Support Unit.

A convoy of unmarked Garda cars with blacked out windows brought the three accused into the courts complex.

All three are facing three charges: possession of five handguns; a 357 Magnum six shot, and four Smith and Wesson Rossi five-shot revolvers, as well as a silencer and 20 rounds of ammunition in suspicious circumstances at a warehouse in the Greenogue Business Park in Rathcoole (below) last Tuesday.

There was a large number of armed, uniformed and plain clothes gardaí around Dublin District Court for the brief hearing.

Three officers from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.

Detective Sergeant Emmet Casserly said he arrested Mr Brady at 12.35pm and when charged Mr Brady replied no to each charge.

Detective Sergeant Michael Cuffe said Mr Walsh was arrested at 11.15am and replied no comment when he was charged, while Detective Sergeant Paul Curran said Mr Harding was arrested at 10.58am and made no reply to the charges.

The head of the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Detective Superintendent Tony Howard, told the court that it was anticipated that further serious charges would be preferred against the men.