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.
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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