Call-out by Army Bomb Disposal Unit to Mayo is revealed

THE Army Bomb Disposal Unit has dealt with 38 suspect devices throughout Ireland to date this year.

The figure includes one call-out in Mayo since January.

Minister of State Paul Kehoe said the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams respond when a request for assistance is made by An Garda Síochána in dealing with a suspect device.

The number of EOD callouts, which include viable devices, hoaxes, false alarms, post-blast analysis and the removal of unstable chemicals in laboratories dealt with up to date in 2018, by county, are as follows.

Clare 1

Cork 2

Dublin 15

Galway1

Kerry 1

Kildare 4

Louth 4

Mayo 1

Monaghan 1

Sligo 1

Tipperary 3

Waterford 1

Wexford 1

Wicklow 2

Total: 38