A viable Improvised Explosive Device found in a public park in Cork city has been made safe.

An Army Bomb Disposal Team was deployed after the device was found in a park in the Boreenmanna area of the city.

The team arrived on the scene at 12.40pm and a cordon was put in place for public safety during the operation.

The device was made safe at the scene without the need for a controlled explosion and the scene was declared safe at 1pm.

Items of an evidential nature were handed over to the Gardaí to assist them with their investigation.