Garda station evacuated after 100-year-old shell handed in

A Meath garda station had to be evacuated on Thursday night after a woman handed in a 100-year-old explosive device she found during a clear-out of her garage.

Gardaí immediately moved the device to the station carpark in Trim and cordoned off a section of nearby Castle St while awaiting the Army Bomb Disposal unit.

The drama unfolded at 10pm when the elderly resident walked into the station with the artillery shell, which dates back to 1915. It is believed that she had been aware she had the live round but had forgotten about it until finding it in the clear-out.