A potentially live grenade from the War of Independence was rendered safe this evening by the army bomb disposal unit. The grenade, which dates back a century to the 1919-21 conflict, was discovered in the Grand Canal near the Harold’s Cross Bridge off Clanbrassil Street in south Dublin earlier this evening. An army spokesman said all historic ordnance is treated as being potentially live, although he could not ascertain if the grenade was still viable before it was rendered safe by the unit. The item was assessed to be a War of Independence era mills grenade and was rendered safe at the scene. The team departed the scene at approximately 10.30pm,” the army said in a statement this evening.

Source: Irish Independent May 13, 2020 21:43 UTC