Irish media outlets evacuated after bomb threats

Staff at several Irish media organisations were evacuated on Friday after bomb threats were emailed to newsrooms in Ireland, local media reported.

RTE said its buildings were evacuated following a bomb threat. Police were deployed to the national broadcaster's headquarters in Dublin, where local media reported armed officers at the scene.

Reports said staff were also evacuated from the offices of the Irish Independent newspaper, Newstalk and Today FM radio stations, and Virgin Media television.

The alerts followed a wave of hoax bomb threats targeting nearly 30 passenger flights across Europe on Thursday. Those threats forced some aircraft to make unscheduled landings and prompted fighter jet deployments.

No responsibility has been established for the threats, which came before high-profile European Union meetings in Dublin next week.