Threatening email prompts evacuations at Dublin media offices

Staff were evacuated from RTÉ’s Montrose campus in Dublin on Friday, November 6, after the broadcaster received a threatening email, disrupting RTÉ Radio One’s schedule. Police said they were aware of threats against media organisations in Ireland and Europe and would investigate. The sender and the credibility of the threats have not been established in the reported information. RTÉ Radio One was off air while its scheduled 9 a.m. programme, Today with David McCullagh, was replaced by prerecorded music. The programme was due to begin at its usual time, and an audio announcement apologised for the interruption. RTÉ said normal services would resume after consultation with gardaí. The broadcaster was reported to have resumed broadcasting at 10:14 a.m. The evacuation extended beyond RTÉ. Reports said staff at Bauer Media’s Marconi House offices, which include Newstalk and Today FM, and at Independent House, home to the Irish Independent, Sunday World and Irish Mirror, were also evacuated. Virgin Media was among the broadcasters reported to have received a threat, and staff at its Ballymount premises were reported to have left. Details about threats or evacuations at other...