The Army Bomb Disposal Team were called out to a Finglas residence at 2:50pm today following a request from the Gardaí.
The defence forces did not carry out a controlled explosion on the device and the scene was made safe at 4pm.
“The device has been removed to a military installation for further examination, following which it will be handed over to the gardaí,” a statement said.
Today’s call out is the first of 2012 for the Defence Forces bomb disposal team.
