Viable bomb made safe in Tallaght

An Army Bomb Disposal Team made safe a viable improvised explosive device in Tallaght last night.

The Defence Forces deployed the team to an address at Raheen Drive, Springfield, Tallaght in response to a request by the Gardaí.

The team arrived on scene at 1.05am and removed the device from outside a private residence.

The device was made safe at the scene and removed to a safe location for further analysis, the scene was declared safe at 1.55am.

The remains of the device will then be handed over to the Gardaí for their investigations.

This is the 141st call out for the Bomb Disposal Teams and the 25th viable IED made safe this year.