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Wednesday 23 September 2020
The Defence Forces were called to the scene.
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The Army bomb disposal team attended the scene.
Gardaí discovered the devices earlier this afternoon.
The improvised explosive devices, which were found on waste ground just off the Malahide Road, were made safe this afternoon.
The number of viable IEDs dealt with by the Defence Forces has increased steadily over the past five years.
The Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were discovered on a rural road outside Limerick City late last night.
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The viable devices were found in an overgrown area near a residential estate in Limerick city.
Defence Forces said that they were called out to deal with two separate IEDs last night.
It was the third call out for Army Bomb Disposal Teams in Dublin in less than 24 hours and the fifth this week.
It is the fourth device to be discovered on a lane off the Ballymun Road in the past fortnight.
The two devices were discovered on waste ground in Finglas this afternoon.
Three viable devices were discovered near the Ballymun Road area of Dublin this evening.
The viable devices were made safe at an area of waste ground in Finglas.
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The army bomb disposal team was alerted shortly before midnight last night after the devices were found.
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The Irish Defence Forces says that no controlled explosions were carried out as army bomb disposal teams made safe both devices. Gardaí also say there was a bomb hoax at Connolly Station in Dublin early this morning.
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IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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