Ranelagh Road reopens after all-clear given on bomb threat

The placing of a suspect device at a section of Ranelagh Road in Dublin on Monday appears to have been an elaborate hoax.

The all-clear was given after an Army bomb disposal unit was dispatched to the southside Dublin area.

Gardaí confirmed the all-clear was given following the assessment by the Defence Forces’ bomb disposal experts.

Traffic restrictions have been removed and backed-up rush-hour traffic was starting to move through Ranelagh again.

Gardaí were alerted to the presence of a suspect device at mid-afternoon.

They confirmed they received notification about the object earlier on Monday.

A section of the road was closed to traffic as a result with diversions in place for almost two hours.