Dublin estate evacuated after suspected pipe bomb discovered

A north Dublin housing estate was evacuated last night after a suspected pipe bomb was discovered.

The army bomb disposal team was called in to the Knowth Court area of Ballymun.

The area was sealed off for a time while the team investigated the incident.

A number of houses were evacuated and the incident eventually came to an end at around 3am.

Gardaí say the device was not viable.