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How does Ireland’s bomb squad work?

On Friday, the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit was called out to Ballymun to carry out a co...

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15.26 11 Nov 2024


How does Ireland’s bomb squad work?


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15.26 11 Nov 2024


On Friday, the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit was called out to Ballymun to carry out a controlled explosion. But,how exactly does this unit operate, and what danger are these men and women putting themselves in?

Joining Seán to discuss is Ray Lane, a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Ordnance Corps in the Irish Army and author of ‘Only a Soldier Knows’...


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