Army Bomb Disposal Team called to Cork and Wexford

The Army Bomb Disposal Team was called to the scene of two devices in counties Cork and Wexford today.

The team rendered safe a viable Improvised Explosive Device in Fairhill in Cork this afternoon, after being called by Gardai to a suspect device which was found on waste ground during a planned search of the location.

The device was removed from the scene at 3pm to a safe military location where it was further examined and confirmed as viable.

Shortly afterwards, the team was sent to Fethard On Sea where they made safe a large military pyrotechnic that had washed up on Grange Beach.

The item, which is 470 mm in length and 66 mm in diameter and bore a warning to contact Police or Military should it be found.

The initiation of such a device, used by foreign militaries, contains red phosphorus that could cause serious burns and injury.