A man in his 30s has been arrested and an area around the bus terminal at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre sealed off following a reported incident.
The man, who was discovered in an intoxicated state, is understood to have been in possession of suspicious devices, which are being examined.
Gardaí said they were alerted to an incident involving a “suspect device” at around 7.20pm.
The Defence Forces said it received a call for assistance from the gardaí shortly before 8.30pm following the discovery of a suspect device.
Bomb disposal experts from its Explosive Ordnance Disposal team carried out an assessment and the suspect device was deemed to be…