Director Of Public Prosecutions Office Suspicious Package Triggers Gardaí And Bomb Squad Response
A suspicious package sent to the office of the director of public prosecutions drew a fast emergency response in Dublin 7 on Tuesday afternoon. Gardaí and bomb disposal experts were called to the building on Infirmary Road after workers detected the package and raised the alarm. The scene was sealed off at around 3. 30pm ET, and the item was later declared safe.
Scene sealed off at Infirmary Road
The office of the director of public prosecutions was placed under cordon as gardaí and emergency services attended the premises beside the Criminal Courts of Justice and near the edge of Phoenix Park. Military bomb disposal experts from the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were then brought in to examine the package. The director of public prosecutions office remained the focus of the operation until the scene was made safe and handed back to gardaí.
Once the package had been assessed, it was deemed a hoax. Items linked to the incident will now be examined by forensic specialists, with gardaí confirming that a number of items have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. The response at the director of public prosecutions office involved both An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces.
Official response confirms EOD deployment
A Garda spokesperson confirmed the incident and said emergency services attended the scene of an incident involving a suspicious package at a premises on Infirmary Road, Dublin 7. The Defence Forces also confirmed that bomb disposal experts were deployed after a request for assistance from An Garda Síochána. In their statement, the EOD team said they made the scene safe and returned to barracks at 8pm ET.
Military vehicles and Garda members were seen at the building during the afternoon response, reflecting the scale of the precautionary operation. The phrase director of public prosecutions was central to the alerts, the official statements, and the work that followed once the package had been secured.
Forensic work now takes over
The next stage is the forensic examination of the items sent for analysis. Gardaí are investigating the incident and have not released further detail about who sent the package.
For the director of public prosecutions office, the immediate danger has passed, but the incident has moved into a slower investigative phase. The focus now shifts from the emergency response to identifying the sender, with the director of public prosecutions case depending on the findings of forensic specialists and the continuing Garda inquiry.
