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Staff At RTÉ, Newstalk And Irish Independent Evacuated Following Bomb Threat

Gardaí at RTÉ’s Donnybrook campus as staff gather outside following an evacuation prompted by a bomb threat. Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

They have since been allowed to return to work after Gardaí determined those alerts were hoaxes

Staff at several major media organisations have been evacuated this morning following security alerts.

RTÉ, Bauer Media and the Irish Independent are among those affected.

RTÉ’s entire campus in Donnybrook was evacuated at around half past nine this morning, including an on-site crèche.

Dozens of staff remain outside the complex, where there’s a significant Garda presence.

Gardaí, including members of the Armed Support Unit, are at the scene, and searches of the buildings are underway.

Earlier, staff at Bauer Media’s Marconi House and the offices of the Irish Independent were also evacuated.

However, they’ve since been allowed to return to work after Gardaí determined those alerts were hoaxes.

Tánaiste Simon Harris says the bomb threats made are being taken ‘very seriously’.

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