Viable bombs made safe in Limerick and Dublin
Army bomb disposal teams have made safe viable explosive devices overnight in Dublin and Limerick.
In Limerick, the Defence Forces deployed a team to a derelict property in Tory Hill, Croom in response to a request by the gardaí.
The team arrived on scene at 8.45pm and made a viable device safe by means of a controlled explosion. The scene was declared safe at 11.15pm and the remains of the device were handed over to the gardaí for their investigations.
In Dublin, the Defence Forces deployed a Bomb Disposal team to the Basin St. Flats complex in Dublin 8, also in response to a request by the gardaí.
The team arrived on scene at 6.30am this morning and made a viable device safe. There was no controlled explosion carried out. The scene was declared safe at 7.20am and the device was removed to a military installation for further examination.
