Viable explosive device made safe in Greystones

A viable explosive device was made safe by an Army Bomb Disposal team in Greystones overnight, the Defence Forces said in a statement today.

The team arrived on scene at an apartment complex in Kilcoole, Greystones at 2.30 am, in response to a request by gardaí.

"A viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was made safe at the scene and removed for further examination," the statement said.

"Following this examination, the device will handed over to gardaí for their investigations."

The scene was declared safe at 3.25am.