Crime & Justice
Irish broadcaster RTÉ and other media outlets evacuated after bomb threat emails
November 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
Staff at RTÉ, the Irish Independent and other Dublin outlets left their buildings on Friday after emails warned of bombs.
- RTÉ evacuated its Donnybrook headquarters in Dublin on Friday morning after receiving a bomb threat by email.
- The Irish Independent, Newstalk and Today FM also evacuated staff after receiving similar emailed threats.
- Gardaí said they were aware of threats made against media organisations in Ireland and Europe and were searching the buildings.
- Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the authorities were taking the threats seriously.



