Ireland Crime

Where

Co. Limerick, Co. Dublin

Reporting

2 reports, 11 Nov 2026 to 11 Nov 2026

Outlets

irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie

• Gardaí assess school bomb threats in Limerick as not credible Co. Limerick

  Schools in Limerick received threatening emails in the early hours of 11 November 2026 warning that a bomb was hidden in a plastic bag on the school grounds. The same generic email was sent to around 300 schools across the country, addressed to the principal at each school. No suspect has been identified or arrested. Gardaí assessed the threat as not credible and are not advising any educational establishment to evacuate, though a small number of schools in Dublin and Cork evacuated as a precaution. An Garda Síochána received several hundred calls and are engaging with affected schools.

  Reported, 11 Nov 2026Arrested over a bomb threat1 report
• Bomb threat to Dublin media outlets under investigation Co. Dublin

  On Friday 6 November 2026, a bomb threat email was sent to multiple media organisations in Ireland and the UK, including RTÉ, Mediahuis, Newstalk and Sky News, claiming an operative had planted an explosive device and giving staff 45 minutes to evacuate. Staff were evacuated from RTÉ's Montrose campus in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, and from Mediahuis offices on Talbot Street and Newstalk at Marconi House. The email was signed by a person calling himself Mikhail Andropov, who described himself as one of the leaders of the group responsible for recent bomb threats against European airlines. Gardaí including the Armed Response Unit searched the premises with sniffer dogs and declared the site safe around lunchtime. The threats are the subject of an active investigation by An Garda Síochána, working with the Defence Forces and cyber and aviation authorities.

  Reported, 1 Nov 2026Arrested over a bomb threat1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 11 Nov2026
   Reportedirishmirror.ie, in Gardaí assess school bomb threats in Limerick as not credible

   Major Irish schools update after gardai confirm more than 300 targeted in email

   suspect, Mikhail Andropov, namedMikhail Andropov
2. 11 Nov2026
   Reporteddublinlive.ie, in Bomb threat to Dublin media outlets under investigation

   Gardai 'not advising' schools to evacuate after hoax bomb threat

   suspect, Mikhail Andropov, namedMikhail Andropov

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