Dublin residents evacuated from households as suspicious device discovered

Residents of a Dublin area have been forced to temporarily evacuate their homes following the discovery of a suspicious device in the area.

The device was discovered in the garden of a home in the Cushlawn area of Tallaght before Gardai were alerted.

Gardai arrived at the scene with the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) just after 2.30pm on Tuesday afternoon.

A spokesperson from An Garda Siochana said: ‘Gardai are currently at the scene of an incident in the Cushlawn area, Tallaght, Dublin 24.