Irish media evacuate staff after emailed bomb threats

Irish media organisations evacuated staff on Friday, November 6, after receiving emailed bomb threats, disrupting broadcasts at RTÉ and Newstalk. The threats prompted police responses and investigations, but the sender and any connection to recent threats against European flights had not been established. RTÉ said it received an email threat on Friday morning and evacuated its Montrose campus in Dublin under safety protocols, with Gardaí on site. The broadcaster said some services were affected. RTÉ Radio One replaced its programming with music and a prerecorded message before news coverage resumed from an outside broadcasting unit. Staff at Newstalk and the Irish Independent’s offices were also evacuated. Newstalk presenter Claire Byrne said employees were told they could return after the warning was deemed a hoax; the station resumed programming at 10:00 GMT. Virgin Media Television received a threat but said it did not evacuate its studios and continued broadcasting. An Garda Síochána said it was liaising with media organisations and would investigate. In a statement reported by RTÉ, Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said the threats were being taken seriously and praised...