‘Nothing untoward’ found as cross-border trains searches called off

On Wednesday afternoon, the PSNI said anyone who notices anything suspicious or untoward to contact officers on the 101 number.

A police spokesperson said: “Officers from Police Service of Northern Ireland and An Garda Síochána have this afternoon (Wednesday 30th March) conducted precautionary security checks on trains travelling between Belfast and Dublin following information suggesting that a device of some description may have been left on one of the trains. At this stage, nothing untoward has been found.

“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to passengers however we will never ignore anything that would put members of the public at risk.”

Shortly after 7pm the PSNI said the alert had ended with “nothing untoward” found.

A spokesperson said: “Following precautionary security checks on trains travelling between Belfast and Dublin conducted by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland this afternoon (Wednesday 30th March), the public safety operation has now ended as nothing untoward was found.

“Police would like to thank the public for their patience as police carried out their enquiries.”