Water protesters target individual gardaí

Individual gardaí have been sub-jected to direct and online threats, including attempts to establish their home addresses, in the wake of the policing of recent anti-water charge protests.

There have also been online threats to petrol-bomb Garda stations after tense scenes at Coolock Garda Station on Wednesday.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny last night claimed that “thugs” were taking over the anti-water charge protests.