{"id":510249,"date":"2026-06-20T22:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/510249\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:26:16","slug":"garda-hq-concerned-as-pipe-bomb-found-outside-cork-home-of-ipas-accommodation-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/510249\/","title":{"rendered":"Garda HQ concerned as pipe bomb found outside Cork home of Ipas accommodation developer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garda HQ is concerned that the discovery of a pipe bomb<\/a> outside the home of a prominent developer of asylum seeker accommodation may mark a sinister development in intimidation by anti-immigrant agitators.<\/p>\n

The Garda Special Detective Unit, which targets violent extremism and terrorism, is believed to be assisting garda\u00ed in Cork<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The viable device was found in the driveway of a house in Bandon on Thursday night, sparking an evacuation by garda\u00ed of the home and neighbouring houses.<\/p>\n

The man living at the house is known for developing sites for use by the International Protection Accommodation Service (Ipas) – some of which have been targeted by protests and attacks.<\/p>\n

The suspected target of the pipe bomb has previously spoken publicly about fears for his and his family’s safety from anti-immigrant agitators.<\/p>\n

Garda HQ is taking the development very seriously, the Irish Examiner understands.<\/p>\n

Specialist Garda units, including the SDU, are believed to be supporting local detectives with their investigations.<\/p>\n

It has been stressed that garda inquiries are at an early stage and that the investigation team will examine all possible explanations and theories behind the incident.<\/p>\n

Garda\u00ed are talking to the suspected target to determine what, if any, incidents have happened recently that might be potentially relevant and worth following up on.<\/p>\n

Neighbours were evacuated around 7pm on Thursday and permitted to return to their homes at 10pm.<\/p>\n

The Defence Forces\u2019 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team removed the suspected bomb, and ballistics tests were to be carried out on it.<\/p>\n

No one was believed to be in the targeted house at the time, but a neighbour noticed the device and reported it.<\/p>\n

Garda\u00ed appear to have narrowed down a key time in their investigation – during Thursday afternoon – possibly concerning the potential suspects who planted the device.<\/p>\n

A statement issued this morning said: \u201cGarda\u00ed are appealing for witnesses following the discovery of an explosive device in Bandon, Co. Cork, on Thursday 18 June 2026″.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It said no injuries have been reported and that garda\u00ed have conducted a technical examination of the scene.<\/p>\n

It made this appeal: \u201cAnyone who was in the Laurel Walk, Allen Square, North Main Street\/Dunmanway road areas of Bandon Town, West Cork between the hours of 2:50pm and 3:30pm on the 18 of June 2026 who may have seen anything unusual is asked to contact the investigating Garda\u00ed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

It said: \u201cAnyone with mobile phone or dash cam footage from the Laurel Walk, Allen Square, North Main Street\/ Dunmanway road areas between 2:50pm and 3:30pm on Thursday 18th of June is also asked to make that footage available.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

It said people can contact Bandon Garda Station on 023-8852200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garda HQ is concerned that the discovery of a pipe bomb outside the home of a prominent developer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[79,7782,61,60,43],"class_list":["post-510249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-cork-news","tag-gardai","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}