Jeffery ☘️

ALT The threats made this morning against media organisations here are very serious. The Gardaí were alerted to these threats and immediately took the precautionary actions that were necessary in co-operation with those who have been targeted. It is important to emphasise that the first concern in incidents such as these must be the safety and security of the people who are affected. Hoax threats such as these cause fear, distress and disruption to people going about their daily lives and activities; they achieve no positive purpose whatsoever.

ALT It is not known yet who is responsible for these threats, whether it is individuals or a centralised or co-ordinated effort. However, these threats come on the heels of the ongoing disruption to aviation around Europe caused by similar threats, and it seems likely that this is a co-ordinated campaign of disruption. The Gardaí, working in cooperation with the Defence Forces, and our cyber and aviation authorities, are working to establish who is responsible. The Gardaí and the Defence Forces are in ongoing liaison with their European security counterparts. Every effort will be made to identify those responsible and to hold them to account. The main ⁠priority, however, is to ensure that people are kept safe, despite the unavoidable and unwelcome disruption that this may cause. The Gardaí have been alive to the risk of disruptive threats such as these in the context of planning for EU Presidency events and are exercising the relevant protocols in response.