Swordsman breach at Leinster House ‘surreal’

Junior minister Sean Sherlock has described how a man brandishing a sword above his head ran past him during a major breach of security at Leinster House.

The Cork TD said the incident felt “surreal” as the intruder leapt over a barrier and raced for the main building before being intercepted.

“I was just walking by the plinth on the way to therevolving doors when a gentleman ran past me brandishing a sword and, but for the vigilance of the gardaí and the staff here at Leinster House, I think he would have gained entry. But the minute he reached the steps they had reached him, apprehended him, and he didn’t get beyond the revolving doors at the front of Leinster House,” Mr Sherlock told RTÉ.