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15/03/2010
Bomb Hoaxes Cause Panic At RTÉ
Panic spilled through RTÉ studios last week after the Afternoon Show was subject to two anonymous callers phoning in bomb threats to the Montrose studios, it has emerged today.
Staff on the show, which is hosted by Maura Derrane and Sheana Keane, were left shaken by the hoax calls that were received by members of the research team.
Gardaí were called to the scene shortly after lunchtime last Wednesday in order to declare the locality safe.
Searches of the studio were carried out by the national broadcaster's security team along with a number of gardai before the daily programme could be allowed go to air.
A spokesperson for the show said: "RTE can confirm that two hoax calls were received today, Wednesday 10 March, claiming that a bomb had been set in RTE.
"RTE Security, accompanied by Gardai, implemented a pre-existing emergency plan. Evauations were unnecessary and transmission was unaffected."
Those working on the show were sad to have been unnerved by the calls, especially as the two separate threats came together in such close proximity.
An investigation is now underway as to where the hoax bomb threat calls originated from.
(DW/GK)
Staff on the show, which is hosted by Maura Derrane and Sheana Keane, were left shaken by the hoax calls that were received by members of the research team.
Gardaí were called to the scene shortly after lunchtime last Wednesday in order to declare the locality safe.
Searches of the studio were carried out by the national broadcaster's security team along with a number of gardai before the daily programme could be allowed go to air.
A spokesperson for the show said: "RTE can confirm that two hoax calls were received today, Wednesday 10 March, claiming that a bomb had been set in RTE.
"RTE Security, accompanied by Gardai, implemented a pre-existing emergency plan. Evauations were unnecessary and transmission was unaffected."
Those working on the show were sad to have been unnerved by the calls, especially as the two separate threats came together in such close proximity.
An investigation is now underway as to where the hoax bomb threat calls originated from.
(DW/GK)
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