Lone suspect for anti-Islamic leaflets in Roscommon town

Gardaí are investigating the distribution of suspected hate leaflets in a Roscommon town due to take in 80 Syrian refugees.

Officers suspect a lone individual, rather than a group, was involved in dispersing the anti-Islamic leaflets through letterboxes on the outskirts of Ballaghaderreen last Sunday.

“The matter is being investigated and it is being taken seriously,” said a Garda spokesman.