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Dublin residents in the Sandymount / Ringsend area were shocked this evening as army bomb disposal experts and gardaí rushed to the scene of a discovery which required a controlled explosion. A statement from an Garda Síochána this evening said: Read More …
Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a pipe bomb in County Louth. It was found at the front door of a house in the Callystown area of Clogherhead around lunchtime yesterday. A Defence Forces spokesperson has confirmed to LMFM News Read More …
All questions around the Omagh bomb atrocity can only be answered by holding a public inquiry on both sides of the Irish border, a lawyer representing some bereaved families has said. John McBurney urged the Irish Government to “reconsider” its Read More …
The Tánaiste has led condemnation of a petrol bomb attack on a former school building which is being retrofitted to house Ukrainian families. Micheál Martin said those responsible for the incident should face the full rigours of the law. He Read More …
The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin, this week received Government approval for the Defence Forces’ proposed training engagement with the EU Military Assistance Mission in Ukraine (EUMAM). It follows Cabinet approval in February of the participation of up Read More …
The site of yesterday’s explosion in West Europe has been declared safe by the Army Bomb Disposal team that attended the scene last evening. Gardaí say continue to investigate all the circumstances surrounding the explosion in Brinlack, near Bunbeg, in Read More …
Armed gardai are to be deployed amid fears of a major escalation in violence linked to a bitter feud centred on a €1.7 million drug debt. Officers in Tallaght, South Co Dublin, are on high alert following a spate of Read More …
Irish troops have started training Ukrainian forces in bomb disposal and demining techniques in Cyprus, Ireland’s Defence chief-of-staff said on Tuesday. According to the Irish Times, Ireland has pledged the deployment of up to 30 skilled personnel, specialising in areas Read More …
Police in Ireland have issued an appeal for information about a 1972 triple-bombing which killed two teenagers and left two men seriously injured. Two children, Patrick Stanley, 16 and Geraldine O’Reilly, 15, were killed and eight other people injured when Read More …
Owner of the Military Museum in Collon William Sullivan is used to people offering him war memorabilia, but he got the shock of his life on Friday when he thought a live shell was left at his door! The drama Read More …
The triple-lock system governing the deployment of troops abroad will not be an obstacle to Irish participation in a military training mission to Ukraine, Defense Minister Simon Coveney has said. Ireland has indicated that it is ready to contribute to Read More …
Passengers at an Irish airport will no longer have to separate their liquids or electronics thanks to a new 3D x-ray screening system. The high-tech system has in-built explosive detection software, that eliminates the need for passengers to separate liquids Read More …
A former army bomb squad expert has said he was holding an Improvised Explosive Device in his hands the moment he realised he had to leave the Defence Forces for better pay. Mark Keely is now earning three times his Read More …
The Army will splash out up to €1.35million on a new landmine clearing machine amid calls from Ukraine for Irish help in removing hidden Russian explosives. The mine clearance vehicle will be used by the Defence Forces to deal with Read More …
A terraced house on College Road in Cork city was cordoned off following the discovery of potentially hazardous chemicals. Members of the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team and gardaí arrived at the house at 1pm and taped off the Read More …
Army bomb disposal experts were working on Tuesday evening to deal with a historic grenade which was discovered by workmen clearing a culvert on a river in a Cork city suburb. Workmen carrying out routine clearance work to remove silt Read More …
Bombs and guns have been smuggled into Dublin Airport, a damning report by the European Aviation Safety Agency has found. In total, seven prohibited items passed through security scanners at the airport – including guns and explosive devices. Senator Tom Read More …
An innocent family had a lucky escape when an explosive device believed to be a grenade was thrown at their home in Finglas, Dublin as part of an escalating gangland feud involving the ‘Mr Flashy’ drugs gang Gardaí are working Read More …
A number of residents in south Co Dublin were forced to leave their homes on Wednesday morning after an explosive device was discovered at one property. A scene was sealed off on Sallynoggin Road as gardaí and then Army bomb Read More …
Conor McGregor’s £2million Dublin pub was attacked with petrol bombs overnight hours after it is believed the UFC star was at the venue. Police are investigating the attack – possibly carried out by two men on scooters – at the Read More …