A Dublin shopping centre was evacuated on Thursday after a bomb scare.
Gardai received reports of a suspicious device at a shop in the Dun Laoghaire shopping centre at 3.30pm today.
After searches were carried out it was deemed a hoax - Dublin Live reports.
A spokesman said: "Gardai received reports of a suspicious device at a retail premises on the Marine Road in the Dun Laoighre area of Co Dublin at approximately 3:30pm today, Thursday, of September 22, 2022.
"Following a search of the area and further inquiries into the call, the incident was deemed a hoax."
It is understood shoppers and workers were allowed to re enter the shopping centre after gardai discovered it was a hoax.
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