The Army bomb squad has made safe a pipe bomb found in Rathkeale, Co Limerick.
Members of the Defence Forces arrived at the scene just after 12:15pm and evacuated a number of houses and local businesses.
The area was cordoned off for the duration of the operation which finished up just after 2pm.
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The device was removed for further examination and will be handed over to Gardai to help them with their investigations.