Bomb squad deals with old bomb in river valley

The Army deployed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team after a suspect device was spotted by a member of the public in a river in the Dodder Valley area of Tallaght earlier today.

A cordon was immediately established and traffic restrictions were put in place.

The EOD team arrived at the scene at 3.05pm and made the device safe.

It was heavily corroded and has been assessed as a 'legacy find' - a heavily weathered device that was exposed to the elements for some time.

The scene was declared safe at 4.20 pm.

Material was handed over to the Gardaí to assist them with their investigation.

There has been a total of 142 call outs for the Army Bomb Disposal team in 2015.