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Fergal Browne

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
72 total appearances

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The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

There were, yeah.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

And I could have advised other schools that as well.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

But look, every school is different and every school has different circumstances, but they'll make their own call on it.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

But I suppose there's no doubt, hopefully today will pass without any incident.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

There is probably a need for clear guidelines from the department because it was bounced upon us this morning very quickly.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

And it's amazing how it can take off first thing in the morning.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

And parents are committed for work and maybe not able to collect children if they don't go to school.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

So there's major issues involved.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

But obviously we are.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

Well, no, it just, it was, it was, it seems, it's from a Gmail account and the guards obviously will be investigating it.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

They'll be going back to the IP address to see exactly where it originated from.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

It might even be from Ireland, for all we know.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

It could be from a different country and it just gave a threat to the schools about multiple mass shootings.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

But look, it's, it was, it was a very short email and

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

They seem to use a Google image of weapons that would have been downloaded from Google.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

It wasn't a specific threat, but it's obviously upsetting.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

But I understand there's similar threats made in other counties last week as well.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

So unfortunately, this can happen.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

And even I spoke to different colleagues going back years ago, this would have happened a time back years ago as well.

The Claire Byrne Show
Carlow schools close after threatening email messages

So look at it.