Irish police dismiss widespread school bomb threats as non credible hoax

Multiple schools across Ireland and Northern Ireland received email bomb threats on November 11, 2026, which authorities have determined to be a hoax. Radio Kerry reported that Gardaí evaluated a generic email sent in the morning and confirmed it was not credible. The report stated that schools are being told there is no need to evacuate. [1]

The Minister for Education stated that Gardaí are managing a large volume of telephone calls regarding the messages, according to Radio Kerry. The total number of impacted schools is not yet known, but Radio Kerry reported that multiple schools in Kerry received the generic email. The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed that a similar threat sent to schools in Northern Ireland was also deemed a hoax. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, several schools across Cork were evacuated earlier on the same day after receiving emailed bomb threats warning of a device in a plastic bag. Gardaí declared those threats a hoax and permitted students to return to classrooms. The Irish Department of Education had previously sought advice from Gardaí twice in 2026 regarding threat emails. [4]

As FTMQ News also reported previously, hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland were closed in October 2026 after receiving non viable email bomb threats. The Police Service of Northern Ireland stated at the time that up to 300 schools reported threats coming from outside the United Kingdom. [5]