Children of gardaí have been approached on a football pitch and told their father is a “scumbag” for policing a protest after being identified via social media, a Garda conference has heard, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.

After news of Rory McIlroy’s split from fiance Caroline Wozniacki, 4fm’s Niall Boylan Show asked listeners if they had ever been in a similar situation.