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Bomb threats prompt evacuations at Irish media outlets
Several Irish media organisations received bomb threats by email on Friday, prompting evacuations at some offices in Dublin.
The affected organisations included public broadcaster RTÉ, the Irish Independent newspaper and radio station Newstalk; reports also named other outlets.
Police searched RTÉ’s Dublin headquarters after staff reported a threat that warned a bomb could go off within 45 minutes.
Some programmes were disrupted, while other broadcasters stayed on air or continued broadcasting from outside their buildings.
The threats followed hoax alerts targeting flights across Europe on Thursday, which disrupted air travel.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said it was not yet known whether the threats were linked or who was responsible.
Irish authorities and European counterparts are working to identify those behind the threats.
Several Irish media organisations evacuated staff on 6 November after receiving bomb threats by email.
Armed Irish police searched RTÉ’s Dublin headquarters, while evacuations were also reported at the Irish Independent, Newstalk and other outlets.
The Irish government described the warnings as hoax threats and said authorities were working to identify those responsible.
Some live programming was disrupted, while Virgin Media Ireland said it remained on air and did not evacuate.
The threats followed hoax bomb alerts affecting flights across Europe on 5 November.
- Who
- Irish media organisations, including RTÉ, the Irish Independent and Newstalk, received threats.
- What
- Bomb threats led to evacuations and police searches; the Irish government described the warnings as hoax threats.
- When
- Friday, 6 November 2026.
- Where
- Media outlets in Ireland, including RTÉ’s headquarters in Donnybrook, Dublin.
- Why
- The threats’ source and motive were not established; authorities were working to identify who was responsible.
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Hoax bomb threats affected flights across Europe, with reports ranging from 21 flights to nearly 30.
Email threats led several Irish media organisations to evacuate staff.
Armed gardaí were deployed to search RTÉ’s headquarters in Donnybrook, Dublin.
- Date
- 6 November 2026
- RTÉ threat email
- Received at 08:33, according to presenter Sarah McInerney
- RTÉ location
- Donnybrook, Dublin
- Threatened outlets
- RTÉ, Irish Independent, Newstalk and Today FM
- Flight alerts
- 21 flights affected, according to the BBC; nearly 30, according to the Straits Times
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What people are saying
An email had been sent to the RTÉ newsroom at 08:33 with the subject line: 'Message to the West and it had threatened that a bomb was going to go off in the next 45 minutes
The gardaí, the defence forces, cyber and aviation authorities are working to establish who's behind this, as are their European counterparts