The scene where a suspect device was discovered in Ranelagh earlier this afternoon has been declared safe.
Members of the Army bomb disposal team and Gardai were called to Ranelagh Road just after 4 o'clock.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArmyBombDisposal?src=hash">#ArmyBombDisposal</a> scene declared safe in Ranelagh at 5.30 pm, suspect device taken to safe military location for further examination</p>— Irish Defence Forces (@defenceforces) <a href="https://twitter.com/defenceforces/status/648544532037021696">September 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The object has been taken away for further examination, but it's not yet known what it is or if it was a live device.
Main Street Ranelagh closed off due to a bomb scare. Traffic is not good. pic.twitter.com/OL5MqYAhky
— Brian Maher (@MrBrianMaher) September 28, 2015
