Ireland: Live Grenade Discovered in Driveway of Residence

TRIPwire, 26 February 2019
On 23 February 2019, Garda officers responded to the discovery of a malfunctioned hand grenade with its pin removed in the driveway of a residence in the southern town of Mitchelstown. An Irish Defence Forces Ordnance Corps team determined the device was viable and rendered it safe. An investigation into the origin of the grenade is underway, but a Garda spokesperson told reporters that the residence was likely not the intended target.