Explosives detonated in a Galway field

The bomb squad has detonated five kilos of commercial explosives on a field near Leenaun in Co. Galway.

Explosives detonated in a Galway field

The bomb squad has detonated five kilos of commercial explosives on a field near Leenaun in Co. Galway.

A farmer found the explosives while he was carrying out drainage works.

The explosives are estimated to be at least 50 years old.

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