Suspicious device found near Ireland’s National Gallery in Dublin

Irish police and a military bomb disposal team responded Friday after a suspicious device was reported at an office building on Dublin’s Merrion Square. Gardaí said they received the report shortly after 2:20 p.m. local time. A cordon was set up, The Irish Times reported. 

The discovery came as Dublin hosted the European Political Community summit. Taoiseach Micheál Martin hosted a dinner for EU and other leaders Thursday evening at the nearby National Gallery of Ireland.