HUNDREDS of Limerick school children were evacuated from Milford National School following a bomb scare this Tuesday morning.
The alarm was raised after a message was received indicating that a bomb was at the Limerick school.
After the “automated” message was received shortly after 10:30am, hundreds of school children were immediately evacuated from the school as a safety precaution.
Three units of Limerick City Fire and Rescue were deployed to the scene along with Gardai and emergency paramedics.
The area was cordoned off as Gardai thoroughly search the area.
As part of the search, every school bag and classroom was searched.
Upwards of 20 members searched the area as children remained locked out of the school on the nearby green fields area.
The Limerick school is the third in Ireland to receive such a message this Tuesday morning which sparked the emergency evacuations.
A number of schools in the UK were also targeted in the hoax attacks on Monday.
Gardai are investigating the matter and the Army Bomb Disposal Unit was alerted.
Shortly after 12 noon, the scene was declared safe and the students were allowed to return to their classrooms.
