RTÉ buildings evacuated after bomb threat email

The headquarters of the Republic of Ireland's public service broadcaster, RTÉ, has been evacuated following a bomb threat.

RTÉ News is reporting that the threat was received via an email on Friday morning.

Staff have left RTÉ buildings in Donnybrook in Dublin and gardaí (Irish police) are at the scene conducting searches.

The broadcaster claimed other media outlets across Ireland and the UK have received similar threats.