Irish army bomb disposal experts safely neutralised an explosive device discovered in central Dublin on Friday (13 November), close to where European leaders gathered for dinner the previous evening during a two-day summit. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Following an initial assessment, the Defence Forces' Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called to the scene and made the device safe.
Police described the explosive as a “crude but viable device” but did not disclose when it may have been planted or provide further details about its construction.
The discovery came just a day after European Political Community leaders attended a dinner at the National Gallery of Ireland, located on the opposite side of Merrion Square.
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney were among those attending the event.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also participated in the summit but did not attend the dinner, as he was meeting U.S. presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff outside Dublin.
The summit prompted Ireland's largest-ever policing and security operation, with roads near Merrion Square closed and a security perimeter established around the dinner venue.
The two-day gathering continued on Friday with an informal meeting of European Union leaders at a separate location approximately 1.5 kilometres from where the explosive device was found.
Irish authorities have confirmed that an investigation is under way, although no information has been released about who may have placed the device or whether it was connected to the summit.
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