Army bomb disposal teams made two viable explosive devices safe in Dublin and Limerick overnight.
The first incident occurred at an address on Loreto Road in Dublin 8. The team arrived at the scene at 2.15am and it was declared safe an hour later.
A controlled explosion was not carried out and the remains of the device were handed over to gardaí for their investigations.
The second incident was at a house in Greenmount Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston in , Limerick. The team arrived at the scene at 3.15am and it was declared safe at 5am. Again, there was no requirement for a controlled explosion and the device found was given to the gardaí.