The car was searched in Drumcondra, Dublin, on Friday.

A vehicle was intercepted shortly after 4 pm on Wednesday in Cabra, while a home was also searched in the area.

The new ATM fleet has greater cash processing capacity and will slash energy use by more than half, Bank of Ireland said.

The search in Corduff, Dublin 15, was conducted as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of an organised crime group in West Dublin.

According to a survey, 56 per cent of Irish adults gift €50 or more to a niece or nephew for their communion or confirmation, while a generous two-thirds of consumers would give the same amount to a godchild.

The man is expected to appear before Tallaght District Court on Friday morning.

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú said she will support amendments to new EU laws that would stop businesses from refusing cash

The seized drugs will undergo analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

On Wednesday intercepted a vehicle in the Finglas area of Dublin, and conducted a coordinated search of a residence in the Donore area of Co. Meath.

Ultimately, each note was either directly or indirectly destined for the personal gain and enjoyment of those at the top levels of transnational Organised Crime Groups, gardaí said.

He released Six White Horses, dedicated to US political figures John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

The ‘Access to Cash Bill’ will be signed off at Cabinet on Wednesday and gives the Central Bank new powers to address problems with access to cash, especially in rural and regional areas.

One man (50s) has been arrested in connection with the seizure

Joseph Joyce (31) was jailed for four years for the incident

The cash was seized as part of an operation targeting organised crime in Dublin on Thursday

Bank drafts for €40,000, deeds for three Spanish properties and two cash counting machines were also seized.

There were three raids in Donegal and further raids in Dublin at approximately 6am on Wednesday morning.

Seven searches were carried out in the St Mary's Park and Kings Island areas of the city on Friday

Cannabis worth €20,000 was recovered along with quantities of suspected cocaine and magic mushrooms

One man was arrested as gardaí seized €670,000 in cash in Dublin on Tuesday

One man was arrested as gardaí seized €62,800 in cash and a high-powered car in Cobh, Co Cork on Saturday

It comes after the Cabinet approved the general scheme of the Access to Cash Bill which is designed to ensure continued availability of cash and ATMs.

The Minister for Finance said it was important not to ‘force change’ on people

Finance Minister Michael McGrath said there was ‘a lot of volatility’ in wholesale energy prices