Crime & Law

Security operation in Dublin follows suspicious package delivered to Iona Institute

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Gardaí said they were alerted to a suspicious package at a premises on Merrion Square on Tuesday afternoon. File photograph: Alan Betson
Gardaí said they were alerted to a suspicious package at a premises on Merrion Square on Tuesday afternoon. File photograph: Alan Betson
Martin Wall
Tue Sept 16 2025 - 19:59

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Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Martin Wall is the Public Policy Correspondent of The Irish Times.