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Updated at 8pm
GARDAÍ HAVE SAID a suspect device found beside a train line on the northside of Dublin earlier today has been deemed not viable.
Some services were suspended from lunchtime until shortly before 3pm after a suspect device was found by workmen at Redmond’s Court, close to the perimeter of Howth Junction station.
Gardaí placed a cordon at the scene and evacuated local residents from a number of houses on the street.
An army bomb disposal team attended and removed the device from the scene. The all-clear was given, and the scene declared safe at 2.40pm.
This evening gardaí said initial examination of the device has deemed it to be not viable.
Investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been made.
- Additional reporting by Michelle Hennessy.
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To be fair greyhound are not noted for their generosity.
Wally, You should go on hunger strike in solidarity with the refuse workers!
Robert,
How about you take a vow of silence instead?
@Billy Mooney:
You really do talk rubbish.
Another privatized service thats gone to profit driven companies.. Why people want to go this route with all public services is beyond me..
waste in this country is a disaster.
DCC made a hames of privatisation and this coupled with the populist parties campaigning against charges or pay by weight have pushed us towards this crappy cartel.
this wasn’t helped by the fact that he government seem incapable of launching new policies or services without some major balls up.
because of this a huge proportion of our waste is now exported and our indigenous recycling industry (not the waste collectors) are unable to compete with incineration abroad.
so we are losing jobs as well as the money that could have be created through recycling.
granted, the government made a p
@stopit: last sentence was something about how pathetic FG/FF are. rant over.
It is time to renationalise waste collection services.
These companies are criminal thieving gangsters.
“Dublin City Council is aware of reports of issues regarding waste collection in certain parts of the city and couldn’t give a fúck”
That was a rubbish story
It’s a pity that the private companies were allowed to take over for profit from the public service who were doing a great job on waste disposal. It’s a shame this story did not get the same attention as the water protest
@Alan Scott: Ah see the snakes got it in with there nice new shiny wheelie bins and conned us all.
Dread the day Greyhound comes out to DLR – i’ll be switching immediately
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