It's understood that it's a wider incident affecting schools
St Patrick's National School in Celbridge has said that it received a "threatening spam email" and have evacuated the school as a result.
In a message to parents and guardians, seen by Kfm News, it said that it's understood to be similar to emails received by "a number of schools nationwide".
"We understand that this may cause concern, however, the email appears to be part of a wider incident affecting schools," it added.
It says it has followed the "appropriate procedures" and are carrying out an evacuation "in line with our established fire drill procedures".
The north Kildare school concluded by saying that "the safety and wellbeing of our pupils and staff remain our priority. We will keep you informed and provide a further update as soon as we have more information".
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