Devices made safe in Dublin, Offaly

Updated: 20:52, Thursday, 9 September 2010

Army bomb disposal experts have made safe an old shell that was found at a house in Dún Laoghaire in Dublin.

1 of 1 Army Two devices made safe
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Two devices made safe

The alarm was raised after workmen discovered the device during renovations at the house on Northumberland Avenue this afternoon.

Elsewhere, a live War of Independence-era grenade was made safe in Co Offaly this afternoon.

The Defence Forces deployed a bomb disposal team to a field in Cloneygowan in response to a request from the gardaí.

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