Gardaí must stop protestors harassing politicians outside their homes instead of “sitting there and watching,” a Green Party TD has said.
Gardaí must stop protestors harassing politicians outside their homes instead of “sitting there and watching,” a Green Party TD has said.today Neasa Hourigan said everyone, whether a “politician, bus driver or a nurse,” has the right to be free from intimidation.Advertisement
“They seem to understand the Gardaí are now operating on a ‘do not interfere’ basis and they know they won’t be picked up,” she said. “They’re masked so you can’t build up a file on someone to say this is someone who does it regularly, a repeat offender.Deputy Hourigan fears this intimidation may soon escalate.– it’s terrifying,” she said.Minister Roderic O'Gorman outside Government Buildings briefing the media, 23-5-23. Image: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie
“If you go to a person’s home and place placards with all sorts of misinformation - it’s threatening and border-line violence,” he said.
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