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Offices of Irish media groups evacuated due to bomb threats, one deemed a hoax

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On November 6, offices of Irish media groups including RTE and Newstalk were evacuated due to bomb threats. Newstalk resumed programming at 1000 GMT after staff were told they could return to their building in central Dublin. The Irish Independent newspaper group also reported that its offices had been evacuated. An email threat received by RTE around 0900 GMT claimed a bomb would go off within 45 minutes, causing an interruption to programming for over one hour. Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin stated the threats were concerning and highlighted how such activities can cause significant disruption and anxiety.
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On November 6, 2026, RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster, evacuated its headquarters in Donnybrook, Dublin, following a bomb threat received via email. Staff from other media organizations including Newstalk and the Irish Independent were also evacuated after receiving similar threats. The evacuations occurred as part of a larger wave of hoax bomb threats targeting media outlets across Europe and disrupting nearly 30 passenger flights on November 5. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin stated that the situation is being taken seriously, noting that safety is the top priority for both Ireland and Europe. Police are investigating the threats in coordination with European authorities ahead of high-profile EU meetings scheduled to take place in Dublin next week.

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📰 Bomb Threats Evacuate Irish Media Outlets
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RTE ORG · 4× DUBLIN GPE · 3× Irish NORP · 3× Newstalk ORG · 2× Claire Byrne PERSON · 1× Irish Independent ORG · 1× Micheal Martin PERSON · 1× REUTERS ORG · 1× RTE Radio One's ORG · 1×

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"It just illustrates how relatively simple it can be to cause disruption and to undermine the normal operation of society through unconventional activities of this kind, which are designed to cause disruption, designed to cause fear and anxiety.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
🔮 Newstalk resumed programming at 1000 GMT after staff were told they could return to the building in central Dublin, presenter Claire Byrne said on air.
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Offices of Irish media groups evacuated due to bomb threats, one deemed a hoax · assertive framing

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Offices of Irish media groups evacuated due to bomb threats, one deemed a hoax asserted
one → evacuate → threats
The offices of Irish media groups including national broadcaster RTE were evacuated following bomb threats on Friday that a presenter on one of the impacted radio stations, Newstalk, said had been deemed a hoax. asserted
presenter → include → stations
Newstalk resumed programming at 1000 GMT after staff were told they could return to the building in central Dublin, presenter Claire Byrne said on air. uncertain
Byrne → resume → air
The Irish Independent newspaper group reported that its offices in the capital had also been evacuated. asserted
offices → report → capital
A reporter for RTE radio said after news programming went back on air from an outside broadcasting unit that a threat was sent to the broadcaster by email shortly before 0900 GMT that a bomb was going to go off within 45 minutes. asserted
bomb → say → minutes
The presenter of RTE Radio One's mid morning news show said he understood that the email was purported to be from the same people behind hoax bomb threats that disrupted dozens of passenger flights across Europe on Thursday. asserted
that → say → Thursday
"It is worrying, and we take the threat seriously," Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said in a telephone interview with RTE shortly after the more than one hour interruption to its programming ended. asserted
interruption → take → programming
"It just illustrates how relatively simple it can be to cause disruption and to undermine the normal operation of society through unconventional activities of this kind, which are designed to cause disruption, designed to cause fear and anxiety. asserted
which → illustrate → fear
We have to remain calm and very focused on this. asserted
We → have → this
RTE's campus in south Dublin remained closed while police checked it building by building, the reporter said. REUTERS asserted
reporter → remain → building
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