It is understood that a man, who was cleaning out a recently purchased house, recognised the object as a grenade and placed it in the back garden before raising the alarm.

A hand grenade was removed from Louth wasteland last night and taken to a secure military location to be destroyed by controlled explosion.

Another day in Vegas, and another Hotel demolition. The Clarion is 13th structure to be destroyed to make way for new development. However, this time despite an explosive punch of more than two tonnes it quickly became clear that the job was not complete.