RTÉ and other Irish media organisations evacuated after bomb threats

Summarised from 4 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 6 Nov, 15:05 · Archive

Staff at RTÉ's Dublin headquarters were evacuated following a bomb threat sent to multiple Irish media organisations on Friday morning.

Staff at RTÉ's television and radio headquarters in Dublin were evacuated on Friday morning following a bomb threat. The threat was sent by email, and RTÉ Radio One went off air as a result. The scheduled programme Today With David McCullagh was replaced with pre-recorded music on a loop, with an audio message apologising for the interruption to the usual schedule.

Irish police and the armed response unit attended the Montrose campus after the evacuation. Multiple media organisations in Dublin received threats on Friday morning, with RTÉ and the Irish Independent among those evacuated.

Staff members, including radio and television presenters, were told to leave the studio buildings. The situation unfolded as a wave of bomb threats had been targeting airlines, including Aer Lingus flights departing from Dublin, over recent days.

In a statement, a spokesman for An Garda Síochána said: 'An Garda Síochána is aware of a threat made against media organisations here and in Europe. An Garda Síochána has been liaising with the Irish media organisations and the threats will be investigated.'

Staff later returned to RTÉ's buildings as the investigation progressed. The evacuation was understood to have potentially lasted several hours, though police and emergency services worked to resolve the matter and allow normal operations to resume.

RTÉ and other Irish media organisations evacuated after bomb threats — Image: Derry Journal

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RTÉ staff evacuated following bomb threats targeting Irish mediaStaff at the national broadcaster RTÉ have returned to its offices after a bomb threat led to the evacuation of its television and radio headquarters in Dublin today.Derry Journal · 6 Nov, 14:24
RTÉ staff return to buildings as Irish police probe bomb threatBelfast Telegraph · 6 Nov, 13:26
RTÉ boss says evacuation may last hours as authorities investigate bomb threatBelfast Telegraph · 6 Nov, 12:32
Staff at RTE campus evacuated after bomb threatStaff at Ireland’s national broadcaster have been evacuated following a bomb threat at its television and radio headquarters in Dublin.News Letter · 6 Nov, 10:17
RTÉ and Irish Independent among Irish media organisations evacuated after wave of bomb threatsBelfast Telegraph · 6 Nov, 10:02
Bomb threat sees RTÉ buildings evacuated with radio off-air and 'interruption' messagePolice and the armed response unit are understood to be at the siteBelfast Live · 6 Nov, 10:00
Staff at RTE campus evacuated after bomb threatBelfast Telegraph · 6 Nov, 09:56

In this story: RTÉ · Irish Independent · Dublin · Aer Lingus · An Garda Síochána

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