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Case No. 2562Hoax bomb threat (false alarm) · Co. Louth · 14 Jan 2025

Dundalk courthouse evacuated following hoax bomb threat

Gardaí evacuated Dundalk courthouse on Crowe Street, Co Louth, on 14 January 2025 following a bomb threat, and the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team assessed a suspected explosive device as non-viable before the alert was declared a hoax.

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Key facts

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  • whatGardaí were made aware of a security alert at a premises at Crowe Street in Dundalk on Tuesday morning (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe Defence Forces bomb disposal unit was called in after a suspected explosive device was uncovered (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe device was assessed as non-viable by the EOD team (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at a premises on Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co Louth (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Tuesday 14 January 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations into the hoax bomb threat are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Jan2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Dundalk courthouse evacuated and army called in following 'hoax' bomb threat

    Reports the evacuation of Dundalk courthouse, the involvement of the Defence Forces EOD team, and the subsequent declaration that the bomb threat was a hoax, with investigations ongoing.