Waterford TD Mary Butler hits out at 'sinister' fake Facebook page in her name

"The intention and effect of this activity was to create the impression that I was dismissive of victims of child sexual abuse."

A Fianna Fáil TD has had to suspend her Facebook account after a "sinister" fake page was created in her name which implied the deputy was "dismissive of victims of child sexual abuse".

Waterford TD Mary Butler was re-elected to the 33rd Dáil retaining her seat after she finished behind Sinn Féin's poll-topping David Cullinane. However, since her re-election, she has been in the middle of what she has called a "co-ordinated campaign of online hate and harassment".