FG leader hit with custard pie

Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan has been hit in the face with a custard pie while canvassing in Boyle, Co Roscommon.

The assailant, who was wearing a balaclava, is believed to be a woman from Ballymoate in Co Sligo.

Fine Gael TD Denis Naughten, who was with Mr Noonan at the time, said the incident was a “scurrilous attack”.