Galway bomb threat LIVE updates: Homes evacuated as 'unexplained device' found in Tuam The discovery was made in the Tuam area on Wednesday The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The discovery was made in the Tuam area on Wednesday morning. Members of the gardai and the Defence Forces' Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were alerted at around 8.30am. Officers have sealed off the area and evacuated houses. However, gardai have insisted that the evacuation is a "precautionary measure". A spokeswoman said: "Gardaí responded to a report of an unexplained device in the Tuam area this Wednesday morning, May 12, 2021.