Protesters disrupt Fine Gael's first plebiscite town hall debate

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney's first flagship PR event on the imminent directly elected mayors vote was dramatically disrupted tonight by left-wing protesters who accused Fine Gael of destroying the country.

The high-profile public meeting was targeted by Connolly Youth Movement just yards from Mr Varadkar and Mr Coveney, which later warned it will undermine all of the Government's future events - a situation Mr Varadkar lashed out at as "anti-democratic".