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# BOMB Disposal Team

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# Drimnagh
Viable device made safe and removed by army bomb squad in Dublin this morning
The suspicious device was found in Drimnagh.
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Sep 10th 2020, 6:11 PM
# Dublin
Drimnagh Road bomb alert declared a hoax
Gardaí and the Defence Forces responded to the scene.
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Feb 21st 2018, 5:26 PM
# IED
Limerick houses evacuated after two viable explosives found
The devices were removed to a military location for further examination.
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Nov 26th 2017, 7:42 AM
# improvised explosive
Properties evacuated after suspect device is found in Dundalk
An Army Bomb Disposal Team made the device safe.
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Aug 11th 2017, 10:04 AM
# BOMB Disposal Team
Houses evacuated in Kildare as army make two viable devices safe
Evidence from the scene has been handed over to gardaí.
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Mar 14th 2017, 8:52 PM
# Bomb Squad
A dangerous military flare washed up on a Wexford beach
An army bomb disposal team was called in to make the device safe.
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Nov 5th 2015, 8:33 AM
# Dangerous
Galway farmer unearths 50-year-old explosives while digging drainage
An army bomb disposal team safely detonated the explosives.
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May 6th 2015, 6:07 PM
# Explosive
Viable bomb found in Offaly house made safe
The explosive device was found in a private residence in the rural Fivealley area, near Birr​.
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Dec 2nd 2014, 9:37 AM
# suspect devices
Bomb squad make safe two viable IEDs in Mayo
Gardaí discovered the devices earlier this afternoon.
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Nov 13th 2014, 6:23 PM
# BOMB Disposal Team
'Historic yet viable' grenade rendered safe in Wexford
The device was from the early 20th century.
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Oct 9th 2014, 9:50 PM
# Bomb Squad
Homes evacuated after viable homemade bomb found in Bray house
A bomb disposal team dismantled the device and confirmed it was viable.
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Sep 20th 2014, 9:30 AM
# Trim
Member of public brings viable artillery shell to garda station
The device was made safe by the Defence Forces late last night.
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Aug 15th 2014, 12:16 PM
# Dangerous
"Very dangerous" early-20th century grenade found in Co Cork
The item was made safe by the army bomb disposal squad.
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Jan 31st 2014, 10:49 PM
# Bomb Squad
Two viable homemade explosives found in Limerick
The devices were found on a green field site beside a river this afternoon.
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Sep 18th 2013, 8:16 PM
# Bomb Squad
Live grenade from the Civil War found at recycling centre in Clare
An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the live grenade.
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Dec 13th 2012, 4:11 PM
# Bomb Squad
Two viable explosive devices found in Sligo
A controlled explosion was carried out on one of the devices at the scene, while the other was brought to a secure military location to be examined.
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Jul 24th 2012, 9:38 AM
# Bomb Squad
Bomb squad make safe explosive devices in Limerick
The viable devices were found in an overgrown area near a residential estate in Limerick city.
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Jun 22nd 2012, 7:10 PM
# Bomb Squad
Viable explosive device made safe by bomb squad in Tipperary
A number of residents in the Grange area of Roscrea were evacuated from their homes during the night as a bomb disposal team dealt with the device.
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Apr 28th 2012, 9:41 AM
# Bomb Squad
Viable explosive device made safe in Athlone
An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the device which was found at a home in the Monksland area of Athlone this morning.
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Apr 24th 2012, 1:26 PM
# Cork
Man arrested after explosive device found in Cork
A member of the Army Bomb Disposal Team was slightly injured while attempting to render the object safe outside a private residence in the city last night.
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Mar 12th 2012, 9:19 AM
# Ballsbridge
Suspicious object at Israeli embassy 'false alarm' - bomb squad
The army bomb disposal squad was called to the scene this morning but have said that the suspicious object was “harmless”.
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Mar 7th 2012, 12:26 PM
# Bomb Squad
Army defuse WW1-era grenade found on Laois farm
The grenade was found during excavation work at the farm in Emo.
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Feb 9th 2012, 3:23 PM
# Bomb Squad
'Viable' explosive device made safe by bomb squad in Dublin
The viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in a home in Finglas in north Dublin this afternoon.
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Jan 3rd 2012, 5:30 PM
# Daily Fix
Daily Fix: New Year's Eve
On New Year’s Eve, we bring you a round up of the day’s main stories, including: Clarke and McIlroy make the honours list; a rise in callouts for the bomb squad; and copyright is lifted on James Joyce’s work.
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Dec 31st 2011, 7:26 PM
# Bomb Disposal
2011 sees highest number of bomb disposal call-outs in 32 years
The Defence Forces received its 236th call out for its bomb disposal team today – the highest seen since 1979. A viable device was made safe outside a home in Clondalkin this afternoon.
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Dec 31st 2011, 3:57 PM
# device
Defence Forces make device safe in Donnybrook
The Army Bomb Disposal Team says the viable IED was made safe early this morning.
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Oct 11th 2011, 11:52 AM
# Bomb Squad
Bomb squad deals with viable device in Tallaght
The Army Bomb Disposal Team says it was called to Donomore Park overnight to deal with a viable device.
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Aug 24th 2011, 2:09 PM