MEP spat at in the eye and called ‘Labour scum’

Labour MEP Phil Prendergast has spoken of her shock at being spat at and called “Labour scum” in Cork City last week.

Ms Prendergast was on the way to the funeral of Thomas Lynch, father of Labour TD Ciarán Lynch, at Turners Cross in Cork City on April 2 last when the incident occurred.

The Labour MEP for Ireland South was approached by an individual who told her she was “Labour scum” before drawing phlegm and spitting in her eye.