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Ranelagh scene declared safe as bomb squad removes suspect device

Traffic restrictions have now been lifted.

Updated at 6:10pm

A RANELAGH BUILDING has been declared safe after a suspicious device was found there earlier today.

unnamed The scene in Ranelagh this afternoon, as crowds gathered to see what was happening. Liam Newman Liam Newman

The bomb disposal unit arrived in the area at 4:40pm and the scene was deemed safe at 5:30pm.

The device has been taken away for further examination and traffic restrictions have been lifted.

It is understood several local residents were evacuated from nearby buildings as bomb disposal experts assessed the area.

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    Mute Ciaran Ó Fallúin
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    Sep 28th 2015, 5:54 PM

    Rumour has it, it was a Samsung galaxy S2 mobile phone. Any device that wasn’t released in the last 2 years is deemed suspicious in Ranelagh and will be reported.

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    Mute Daniel Heath
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:24 PM

    Turned out to be a tin of alphabet spaghetti. If it had exploded it could of spelled ‘disaster’

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    Mute UrbexJunkie
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    Sep 28th 2015, 9:57 PM

    hahahahahaha

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    Mute Adrian
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    Sep 28th 2015, 6:01 PM

    I bet ya it was some kid that built a clock and one thing led to another ………. and he’ll be on the late late next friday night.

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    Mute SCO Electrical
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    Sep 28th 2015, 8:12 PM

    Ray D’Arcy show…..

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    Mute Stokes Property
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    Sep 28th 2015, 6:35 PM

    Surely the buildings were evacuated; not the occupants. Hope so, anyway!!

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    Mute Rory J Leonard
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:42 PM

    Correct, unless the occupants were given an enema!

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    Mute Adrian
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    Sep 28th 2015, 5:39 PM

    Seeing as we can’t talk about Ming….. I think we need Ming back in Ireland as a TD. He’s one of the few opposition tds that can call the gov out on their widespread corruption.

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    Mute Joe
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:36 PM

    hilarious how ming is suing someone for defamation. …yet he has no problem himself making completely unsubstantiated allegations against various people.. he doesn’t like it when it’s turned on him does he??

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    Mute kenobi :)
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    Sep 28th 2015, 8:13 PM

    Ming the “stand up to Germany guy”… last time I checked he voted with Germany to force sovereign nations to accept their quota of migrants against the wishes of the people themselves. I was shocked..He voted to take away other ppls rights because Germany wanted it.

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    Mute Mark Ryan
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    Sep 28th 2015, 5:52 PM

    Apparently someone asked for a skinny latte and got a full!!

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    Mute Integra-Ted
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    Sep 28th 2015, 6:31 PM

    OMG Laoise!…. this double upside down mocha macchiato with soy is “Da Bomb” like…..

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    Mute Ben Redline
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:04 PM

    Bomb makers should really make all the wires the same colour.

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    Mute Diarmuid
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    Sep 28th 2015, 6:34 PM

    Jaeger bomb?

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    Mute afc
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    Sep 28th 2015, 6:12 PM

    This happens in finglas all the time and it’s never news

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    Mute Rooney
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:17 PM

    Suprised it wasnt in Rath-mines!

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    Mute fixxxation
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:16 PM

    I understand travellers left a pipe bomb there.

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    Mute Integra-Ted
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    Sep 28th 2015, 10:10 PM

    Ah “Patrick” the traveller’s handy work again?

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    Mute Kate Horgan
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    Sep 28th 2015, 6:31 PM

    Someone ordered a Cinnamon BUN and was misheard.

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    Mute Tap Solny
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:53 PM

    The kids on here think that suspect devices are something to be joked about – very sad and immature. Beware IRA/SF prey on such weak and vulnerable minds.

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    Mute Sean Brennan
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    Sep 28th 2015, 8:37 PM

    Don’t be alarmed this was timed for the Ranelagh Arts festival to end with a bang .. (it finished up yesterday – ba doom cha).

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    Mute Meow
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    Sep 28th 2015, 8:04 PM

    Naive to think we wouldnt be a target for terrorist attacks

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    Mute Sean
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    Sep 28th 2015, 10:46 PM

    we won’t pay

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    Mute Paul Wallace
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    Sep 28th 2015, 7:52 PM

    I hope it’s not the IRA

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    Mute Ronan McDermott
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    Sep 29th 2015, 3:51 AM

    Any indication what this was or where it came from ?

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