An Army bomb disposal team has made safe a second World War-era grenade in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, this afternoon.
The Defence Forces sent a team to an address in Roseberry, Newbridge, in response to a request by the gardaí. The team arrived on scene at 1.30pm and examined the grenade, which was found in debris in an old garden shed.
The device was made safe and removed for destruction, and the scene was declared safe at 2.10pm.
On July 7th, Army bomb disposal experts made safe another second World War-era grenade - this time in Portarlington, Co Laois. The grenade was discovered during routine renovations at a house on Patrick’s Avenue.