Up to 200 demonstrators turn out on first day of new Dáil venting anger on issues including immigration and proposed hate-speech laws
Gardaí kept the demonstrators back from the main entrance to Leinster House but some politicians found themselves surrounded by angry crowds as they entered or left the building, forcing gardaí to intervene to usher them to safety.
“I’m elected to represent my home city of Cork. I do it day in, day out and no one will deter me from that,” said Mr Ó Laoghaire. “We live in a parliamentary democracy, notwithstanding the flaws in any democracy”, he said. “There was no need for that kind of behaviour.” The demonstration was attended by several prominent far-right figures who have travelled the country in recent months organising anti-immigration and anti-sex education protests.
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