He's in custody in Portlaoise Garda Station.
A man in his 30s was arrested and a Glock-17 gun was seized during a garda operation yesterday in Laois.
Officers stopped and searched a car on Monday afternoon in the Clonkeen area of Portlaoise, on the M7.
The 39 year old man was detained at the scene, as gardai discovered the pistol with 9 rounds of ammunition.
He's being held at Portlaoise Garda station.
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Mr Lynam, is a senior operations leader with Boston Scientific.
