Occupants of the house were evacuated, and the Army Bomb Disposal Unit was called to the scene.
Two men have been arrested after a suspected pipe bomb was found in Carlow.
The discovery was made yesterday afternoon at a home in Kernanstown.
Occupants of the house were evacuated, and the Army Bomb Disposal Unit was called to the scene.
Gardaí have confirmed that a viable suspected pipe bomb was safely removed from the house.
The area has since been declared safe, and the two men are being held at a Garda station in Carlow.

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