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AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE has been rendered safe by an Army Bomb Disposal Team in Coolock, Dublin, this evening.
The Defence Forces deployed a team in response to a request from An Gardaí Síochána after a suspect device was recovered by the Gardaí in Ferrycarraig Park, Priorswood, Dublin.
The Team arrived on scene at 7.20 pm and a cordon and traffic restrictions were put in place for public safety. A viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was made safe in situ without the need for a controlled explosion, the Defence Forces said in a statement this evening.
The viable device was subsequently taken to a safe military location for further examination.
All component parts have now been handed over to the Gardaí to assist them with their investigation into the incident and the scene was declared safe at 7.45 pm.
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If it had gone off it would have caused €50 worth of improvements.
What are these dopes up to leaving bombs around the place its hard to grasp the morons that live our country kill each other with guns instead of putting little kids lives in danger
Bomb my arse. It was probably a firework.
That place is like the west bank
Coolock and Cooper Downs for home made pipe bombs.
I grew up in Coolock. And yes. There are some elements that aren’t as nice as other neighbourhoods. The 1% gives it a bad name. The other 99% are proud of where they come from and wouldn’t stoop so low as to publicly dismiss other areas with smart ass such as yours.
Be careful you don’t trip over your sheep skin rug on your way out the door of your mansion.
Ferrycarrig park is Coolock not priorswood……..
Priorswood is in Coolock so what difference does it make, it’s all Coolock.
Sorry journal. Dont believe it. Nothings safe in coolock
@ Derek – hello neighbor. Shame on some the comments above which say more about the posters than it does about Coolock.
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