Gardai Arrests Four After Seizing Pipe Bomb In Tallaght

20/10/2026

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Four people have been arrested after two viable pipe bombs were discovered during a Garda search of an apartment in Tallaght, Dublin.

Gardaí attached to the DMR South Serious Crime Unit, Drugs Unit and Community Policing Unit carried out the search yesterday.

The Tallaght apartment complex was evacuated after the devices were found, and a cordon was put in place around the area.

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A Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene and made the area safe before removing the devices for further examination.

Those arrested include a man in his 20s, a woman in her 30s and two women in their 40s.

All four are being held at a Garda station in Dublin.

Investigations are ongoing.

Louise Ducrocq

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