Death threats against TD over horse comments

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating death threats made to Sinn Féin TD Maurice Quinlivan, who took criminal gangs to task over their horse ownership.

Detectives are probing two incidents, one of which was a threat from a gang member to shoot the deputy after he intervened to try and solve the problem of wandering horses in the tough estate of Moyross on Limerick’s northside.

The other incident saw a vile threat made to staff working for the first time TD in his constituency office in Limerick City Centre.