Hundreds of Irish schools hit with bomb threats as Gardaí issue urgent update
Approximately 400 schools across Ireland were among those targeted
Hundreds of schools and several major media organisations across Ireland have received bomb threats this morning, Wednesday, November 11, prompting a Garda investigation.
It is understood that approximately 400 schools across Ireland were among those targeted by threatening emails.
Major media organisations, including RTÉ and The Journal, were also sent threatening messages, alongside several UK news outlets..
Gardaí have confirmed that they are aware of the threats and have assessed the communications as not credible.
In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said:
"An Garda Síochána is aware of a generic communication that has been sent to a number of educational establishments on Wednesday 11th November 2026.
"An Garda Síochána assess this threat as not credible and is not advising any educational establishment to evacuate."
Gardaí are continuing to engage with schools and other organisations affected by the threats.
Schools in several counties, including Limerick, Cork, Carlow, Kildare and Kilkenny, are understood to have received the threatening emails with some schools reportedly evacuated as a precaution, despite Garda advice that the messages do not represent a credible threat.
The Department of Education has also been in contact with Gardaí at senior level regarding the incident.
The department also indicated that schools could carry out precautionary checks of their premises if they wished, although Gardaí had not deemed such checks necessary.
The latest security alerts come just one day before Dublin hosts a major European Political Community summit on Thursday, November 12.
The event will bring dozens of European leaders to the capital, followed by a separate EU leaders' meeting on Friday.
Speaking on Tuesday, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly indicated that investigators believe recent hoax threats may be originating outside Ireland and could be intended to disrupt the upcoming international events.
He said Gardaí were working with international law enforcement partners, including Europol, to establish who was responsible.
However, no definitive attribution has been publicly confirmed.
Investigations into the latest wave of threatening communications remain ongoing.