Gardai have launched an enquiry, after an improvised bomb exploded in a County Wicklow village in the early hours of this morning.

No one was hurt in the blast which damaged two vehicles on Church Terrace in Dunlavin.

The bomb squad was called in to carry out post-blast analysis before Gardai could start their technical exam.

Local TD Billy Timmins of Renua says the bomb blast has come as a shock to the community: