Outrage over Garda Twitter poll on road safety

An Garda Síochána have urged social media users to “respect” others after a Twitter poll it ran was met with outrage.

Outrage over Garda Twitter poll on road safety
Sat, 06 Jan, 2018 - 09:49

By Joyce Fegan

An Garda Síochána have urged social media users to “respect” others after a Twitter poll it ran was met with outrage.

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