Gardaí being harassed on social media

Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan has said that investigations are under way into the harassment of gardaí on social media after middle-ranking officers said that colleagues were being targeted by some anti-water charge protestors.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors said photographs of gardaí were being put up on social media sites looking for their names and addresses and where their children went to school.

“We have an operation in place in relation to a number of recent incidents where members of the public, including members of An Garda Siochana, were harassed both on social media and in person,” said Ms O’Sullivan.