Gardaí probe if Aughinish bomb linked to Russian attack on Ukraine

Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team confirmed the device was viable and rendered it safe after it was discovered late on Friday

It is understood that up to 100 staff at the Rusal-owned Aughinish refinery were unable to leave the plant for several hours between Friday night and Saturday morning. Picture: Dan Linehan

Gardaí are investigating if a “viable” bomb found near a Russian-owned alumina refinery in Limerick last Friday had been a direct reaction to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.

On Friday afternoon a bomb was discovered attached to a fuel tank  that services the sports and social club building of the Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina refinery.