TD: Sick people circulating misleading and terrible leaflets

A TD has said those behind misleading anti-abortion leaflets being circulated in her constituency which contain graphic images and purport to come from her are “sick people”.

Dublin South Central Fine Gael TD Catherine Byrne said she was offended by protesters heckling her husband and causing distress to residents by posting extreme material inside people’s letterboxes: “They had a protest outside my home at 7am and dropped leaflets around the estate afterwards. The envelope from them said ‘don’t open if you are under 18’. They’ve also been protesting outside my constituency office for weeks with placards containing abortion images.

“My husband went out to move the van and they started shouting ‘Catherine Byrne, murderer and baby killer’.