A number of high-profile Irish media organisations, including Ireland’s public service broadcaster RTÉ, have been evacuated after threats were made against them.

An RTÉ radio presenter told listeners that the organisation had received an email warning that a “bomb was going to go off within 45 minutes”.

Staff at the Irish Independent newspaper and the Dublin offices of radio stations NewstalkFM and TodayFM also had to leave their buildings due to threats.

In a statement, gardaí (Irish police) said they were “aware of a threat made against media organisations here and in Europe”.

They added they were liaising with the affected Irish media organisations and the threats would be investigated.

Dozens of RTÉ staff gathered outside the broadcaster’s headquarters in Donnybrook earlier as gardaí conducted searches.