Gardaí have said there is no threat to the public after someone threatened to blow up Wheatfield Prison in Dublin.

The Irish Prison Service said it received the bomb threat via phone message this afternoon.

Gardaí were notified immediately after the threat was received at 2:45 pm.

An investigation into the incident is underway.

Officers are carrying out inquiries at the prison campus as part of the investigation.

They have carried out an initial assessment and do not believe there is any threat to the public.