The Army was called in early this morning after an improvised explosive device was found in a public place in a Co Meath town.
The Defence Forces deployed the Army bomb disposal team to Trim town centre, after the device was discovered beside the Wellington Monument on Summerhill Road.
A spokesman said the team arrived on the scene at 3.30am and removed the device to a safe location.
"A controlled explosion was carried out on the device in order to make it safe, and it was then handed over to the gardaí for their investigations."
The scene was declared safe at 5.30am, the spokesman said. Nobody was injured and no property was damaged during the incident.
Gardaí are investigating the discovery.
