Man seriously injured after blowing himself up with homemade bomb

The Special Detective Unit is understood to be assisting garda investigations after a man appears to have accidentally blown himself up with a pipe bomb.

The man, aged in his 50s, suffered serious injuries and had to undergo surgery but his wounds are not thought to be life-threatening.

The incident, revealed in the Irish Examiner, happened on Wednesday morning in Killinarden, Tallaght, south-west Dublin.

Initial inquiries do not indicate links to dissident republicans or any other extremist group, nor are there signs of significant criminal associations.

But gardaí in Tallaght are set to conduct a detailed examination, including identifying possible associates of the man and any links that might be found online or in communications.

Read more: Irish Examiner