The area was cordoned off before a controlled explosion took place.
The army bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion in Poppintree, Dublin last night (19 February)
Gardaí received reports of a suspect device at approximately 9pm on Wednesday evening in the garden of a house in Poppintree, Dublin.
The area was cordoned off and the Army EOD team arrived at the scene.
A number of houses were evacuated and a controlled explosion took place. The device was not viable.
The incident came to an end at approximately 3am and investigations are ongoing.
