UPDATE: Gardai launch investigation after device thrown at house
It is not known if the house on the Hyde Road was occupied at the time
A DEVICE thrown at a home on the southside of the city failed to explode, Limerick Live has learned.
The Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team travelled down to make the device, believed to be a pipe bomb, safe.
A garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí received a report of an incident that occurred at a domestic residence in Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick city on Wednesday, October 15 at approximately 10:30pm.”
No injuries have been reported at this time. It is not known if the house was occupied at the time.
“Investigations are ongoing,” said a garda spokesperson.
A Defence Forces spokesperson said: “Bomb disposal experts from the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team responded to a request for assistance from An Garda Síochána in relation to a suspected pipe-bomb found in the Hyde Avenue area of Ballinacurra, Limerick.
“Following an assessment by the EOD team the device was removed to Collins Barracks, Cork for disposal and the scene was handed over to An Garda Siochana. This operation has now concluded. The time of call-out was 01.49am and time off scene was 05.41am.”
The scene was cordoned off by gardai for a forensic technical examination to be carried out.
The attack is believed to be connected to an ongoing feud between two rival factions.