On Wednesday, junior minister Anne Rabbitte posted on social media that she and Ciarán Cannon were attending a public meeting in their constituency in Gort, Co Galway when the incident happened.
THE MAN WHO allegedly threw a bag of excrement at Junior Minister Anne Rabbitte and TD Ciarán Cannon has refused to apologise.
“Despite the valuable and forthright exchange of views on the evening, the group is aware that a member of the public reportedly caused a projectile to be launched at public representatives in attendance.The group added that it was grateful for the attendance of Rabbitte and Cannon, and Independent TD Sean Canney, to “hear the views of the local community on this extremely important issue”.
He also accused the media of “blowing this out of proportion” and claimed it was clear that it was cow dung, as opposed to human excrement.When asked if he would like to apologise for the incident, Baldwin said: “I didn’t set out to intimidate anyone. Speaking outside Government Buildings today, Justice Minister Harris said that “ensuring that public representatives can go about their business on behalf of their constituents in a free and safe way is absolutely essential”.
“And he will be reiterating today to Garda divisions the importance of that, should a member of the Oireachtas approach gardai for any advice.”
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