The Coalition has only got itself to blame

Tánaiste Joan Burton is subjected to what must have been a frightening ordeal when her car was surrounded by water charge protesters for two hours and she was unable to leave the area in question.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny goes to a meeting of the Fine Gael faithful in a hotel in Sligo and comes out to find hundreds of water charge protesters waiting for him and attempting to block him in, even resorting to climbing on the roof of his car.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly receives a call at his office and gets a bomb threat.