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Gardai have released an image of a deadly hand-grenade that was seized following a drugs raid in Co Meath on Wednesday. During the search at a property in Ashbourne, Co Meath cannabis worth €2million and cocaine with an estimated value Read More …
A man’s denial that he knew anything about 167kg of explosives found inside his “heavily laden” car — including detonators sticking out from the passenger seat — has been found to be “totally incredible” by the Special Criminal Court. Armed gardaí Read More …
Armed gardai found four bags of explosives in the boot of a car and 18 detonators under the front passenger seat when they stopped the vehicle on the Naas Road, the Special Criminal Court has heard. The driver and owner Read More …
The Army’s Bomb Squad have made safe the viable improvised explosive device recovered from a Limerick An Post office this morning. The device has now been handed over to gardai who are continuing to liaise with their colleagues in the Read More …
Ireland’s police service said on Tuesday it was helping British colleagues investigate who mailed three small bombs to two of London’s airports and a major rail station on Tuesday. No one was injured by the devices, one of which caused Read More …
Gardaí targeting dissident republicans have uncovered a significant cache of explosives and arms along the border, in what is the second linked operation since the start of February. The operation involved gardaí from the Louth Division and officers from specialist Read More …
Irish participation in peace-keeping missions around the world is “an essential expression of what Ireland is all about”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told troops serving in Mali. Mr Varadkar met with a number of troops who are deployed to the conflict Read More …
Almost 1,700 members of the Defence Forces served in United Nations and Irish Government-mandated operations in 14 countries around the world in 2018, according to data published on Friday by the military. In addition, at home, the Army conducted almost 200 operations at the request of Read More …
The Army Bomb Disposal Team has removed two explosive devices from a property in Louth. The team was called to a house in Drogheda yesterday evening to remove the improvised explosive devices, following a request from gardaí. The team arrived Read More …
An improvised explosive device has been found and made safe in Co Meath. Gardaí called the Defence Force’s bomb squad to the scene at Brews Hill in Navan in the early hours of this morning. After arriving at the scene Read More …
Residents in a north Dublin housing estate have been asked to leave their homes as the Army’s bomb squad deal are dealing with an incident. Residents in Yellow Road, Whitehall were asked to leave their homes shortly after 10pm after Read More …
An explosive device, thought to be a mine from World War II, was discovered in waters in Co Cork this evening. The army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called to the scene after fishermen brought the shell ashore in Kinsale. The Read More …
The army’s bomb squad has made safe a viable improvised explosive device (IED) in Drogheda. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was deployed to a residential area in the Co Louth town last night. After the team arrived at the Read More …
The Army Bomb Disposal Team have made safe what they describe as a “complex viable improvised explosive device” in Carlow this evening. According to the Defence Forces, they received a request from the gardai to attend a scene in Carlow Read More …
More than a dozen homes had to be evacuated after two pipe bombs were discovered on a housing estate. The Army bomb squad was called in on Thursday night after the improvised explosives and components for a third device were Read More …
Gardai and the Army bomb disposal unit were called out to deal with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in west Limerick earlier today. Members of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team from Collins Barracks were called to the scene at Rathkeale, located Read More …
June 19, 2017 A woman who posed as a model to entrap a man into participating in a plot to kill police officers in a bomb attack has been jailed for 16 years. Christine Connor used a fake online profile Read More …