Viable device made safe in Tallaght

An Army Bomb Disposal Team made safe a viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jobstown, Tallaght early this morning.

The Defence Forces deployed the team to an address at Glenshane Close, Jobstown in response to a request by gardaí.

The team arrived on the scene at 0.45am and made a viable IED safe by means of a controlled explosion, a statement said.

The scene was declared safe at 2.30am and the remains of the device were handed over to the gardaí for their investigations.