Army Bomb Disposal experts are en route to Manor View Park in Letterkenny to investigate a device which may be an unexploded shell in a house.
It’s understood the item was found on a beach and brought to the house, where other residents became concerned and raised the alarm.
Gardai are at the scene, which remains sealed off.
Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle lives in the area:
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