Residents evacuated from homes in Limerick as second explosive device linked to feud made safe

Residents in the Prospect area of Limerick city were evacuated from their homes this morning as an army bomb disposal unit made safe a second improvised explosive device in the city, in three days, as a violent feud escalated between rival groups.

Gardaí requested the assistance of the Defence Forces bomb squad after the firebomb device was discovered at a house around 2.25am this morning.

“Gardaí in Limerick were alerted to a device at a residential property in Prospect at approximately 2:25am, Tuesday. A cordon was established and neighbouring properties were evacuated,” a Garda spokesman said.

“An Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team removed an improvised device containing an accelerant for further examination.

“Residents were subsequently allowed to return to their homes,” they added.

The army bob disposal team, which is based in Cork, travelled to Limerick city on last Sunday morning to make safe an improvised explosive device (IED) that was found near a car…