Gardai are investigating a bomb threat at HSE offices, situated on the grounds of the former St Joseph's Psychiatric Hospital, Limerick city writes David Raleigh.

Gardaí in Limerick have declared a bomb alert at one of the oldest bank buildings in the country to be "a hoax",writes David Raleigh.

A retired French police officer travelling on Air France has been detained after a fake bomb hidden in a toilet forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in Kenya.

Air France passengers have arrived safely in Paris a day after a fake bomb forced them into an emergency landing and evacuation in Kenya.

Update 1.30pm The PSNI says recruitment events are taking place today in Belfast and Omagh, after security alerts ended.

In the North, a 39-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences relating to a hoax bomb threat in West Belfast in May.

Police say no gunman or victims were found after an apparent hoax report of four people shot at the Miami Beach home of rapper Lil Wayne.

A man arrested after a suspected bomb hoax on a UK-bound flight has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, police said.

Local reports, citing sources close to KFC's ongoing investigation, claim it may have been a hoax.

The man arrested near the Boston Marathon finish line carrying a backpack containing a rice cooker on the anniversary of the bombings has been sent to a state psychiatric facility for an evaluation.

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Cork Opera House had to be evacuated and a concert cancelled last night after a bomb hoax.

A hoax call that led to a search and rescue mission on the River Shannon has been roundly criticised by Limerick Marine Search and Rescue.