An area in Wexford town known as The Faythe was sealed off this afternoon following the discovery of an unexploded shell.
The shell, which is around 30cm long and 8cm in diameter, is believed to be at least 40 years old.
The unexploded shell was found during a clean up of a garage behind a house.
The garage is around 250m from the local polling station.
Gardaí say nobody was prevented from voting.
The Bomb Disposal Team had found an inert (no explosive content) WWII era shell.
A few houses were evacuated pending the arrival of the bomb disposal unit. The area was declared safe an hour later.
