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ARMY BOMB EXPERTS defused a viable explosive device outside a home in Drogheda, Co Louth this afternoon.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team arrived on the scene at 1.40pm after Gardaí raised the alarm when a suspect device was found outside a private residence in the Moneymore area of Drogheda.
According to a statement from the Defence Forces, once the object was identified as a viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED), a cordon and road closures were put in place, and a number of nearby houses had to be evacuated.
The homemade bomb was subsequently made safe at the scene without the need for a controlled explosion.
The area surrounding the house was finally declared safe at 2.20pm.
Army experts are handing over the device to the Gardaí to help with their investigation into the incident.
This is the 29th viable IED made safe in Ireland in 2014.
Good to see progress in this at last
More glass square blocks going up. No creative architects left in Ireland?
Really? I think the new buildings look great: http://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/1811683/original/?width=630&version=1811683
Paul they’re a good design but not tall enough for such a prime part of town.
They do look good, but as soon as those wooden panels get neglected they will look shabby. You see it all over the city with them. That place across from the Merrion gates looks like a kip due to the state of them over the past 7-10 years.
Fair point about the Elm Park site at Merrion gates but that’s not timber on the elevation…its terracotta (if I recall correctly from the planning application)
is there any chance they will demolish liberty hall next?
They are trying to replace it but so far have been refused planning
Many fond memories photographing the city on the roof of the old Silo’s. They will not be missed and I look forward to seeing what replaces them.
I don’t think it is finished when i looked in there yesterday there was still standing walls from the old silos as well as a huge amount of rubble sitting there.
Good to see progress. The only pity is the lack of height in probably the most prime commercial location in the city. They could easily justify sleek 25 storey towers there.
You don’t know what your talking about, the huge piles of rubble is the concrete from the silos that has been crushed for recycling , and the walls still standing are nothing to do with the silos
A “demolition” job is finished when the job is brought down to ground level with no rubble remaining. I saw half a wall standing on the north side of the site with equipment in there still breaking up the rubble.
So u work at demolition then Fred lol, you don’t know what your taking about
We should contact the local councilors and complain about the buildings being too short: http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-your-council-your-city-councillors-find-your-local-councillors/south-east-area-councillors.
Why are they building low rise? Stupid and bad landing. There should be high rise towers going up in that part of the city
From Grand Canal Dock you can see the Aviva from outside Fresh through the gap. It’s a point of view that will only exist for a short time.
During the Easter Rising Boland’s Mills was seized by members of the 3rd Battalion of the Irish Volunteers led by Éamon De Valera: perhaps as few as 100-130 poorly armed Volunteers were involved and was to serve as the headquarters of the Volunteers in a large region of Dublin’s south inner city.
Is it too sunny for a protest?
No, but I’d say it’s a bit late!
The silos were built in the 1950s
It’s always too sunny for a protest in the wrong place. .. the site you refer to is up at grand canal street
Didn’t stop the SF Moore Street protestors demanding a non-existent building on Moore st. in 1916 being protected.
So I don’t think you have a valid point.
Ugly Concrete Silos from the 1950s, I dont think anyone will mourn them . Some of the stone buildings near the front are being incorporated into the design that they date back to the rising
I think he does have a valid point considering the building that you are thinking of isn’t even on the same street.
Dev occupied Boland’s bakery, a site which is now occupied by The Treasury Building.
You know that the Bolands Mills of 1916 is on Grand Canal Street where the NTMA now is?
How many times Lord oh Lord dies this have to be pointed out???
Should have been preserved, great men fought there
Ideal site for social housing..
There’s too much social housing in the city center. Put them out in the suburbs.
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