The army bomb disposal team was deployed to deal with an improvised explosive device in the Henry Street area of Limerick in the early hours of this morning.

A road has been closed in Co Limerick to allow an Army bomb disposal unit examine suspicious items, which Gardaí believe may be linked to dissident republicans.

An Army bomb disposal unit was called out to examine a suspicious package near the home of the Justice Minister in south Dublin this morning, which was subsequently declared a hoax.