Gardai closed off the main street of a North Dublin town after an apparent security breach earlier on Thursday.

The main street in Swords was cordoned off for over an hour as gardai searched the area after receiving a call about a pipe bomb.

The Pavilions Shopping centre was also evacuated as officers searched a coffee shop.

The evacuation and closure led to huge traffic delays in the area with more details of how it all unfolded in our live blog from earlier.

You can find the updates below.

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