Three explosive devices made safe in Limerick

Army bomb disposal team called in after gardaí find viable devices in house in rural area

Army bomb disposal equipment. The Defence Forces team made safe three improvised explosive devices in Limerick this morning. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/The Irish Times
Army bomb disposal equipment. The Defence Forces team made safe three improvised explosive devices in Limerick this morning. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/The Irish Times

Three viable explosive devices have been made safe by an Army bomb disposal team in Limerick.

The improvised devices were discovered in an unoccupied house in a rural area in Ballysheedy this morning, a Defence Forces spokesman said.

Gardaí requested the bomb disposal team after they found a number of suspicious objects during a search.

“Due to the location, there was no requirement to evacuate other properties but a cordon was put in place for public safety,” the spokesman said.

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The team arrived at 6am and rendered the devices safe without the need for a controlled explosion.

Items were handed over to the gardaí to assist them in their investigation.

The area was declared safe at 7.30am and the team returned to base.