Rights group raises fears 'alternative lifestyle' women on garda watchlist

Irish Council for Civil Liberties executive director Liam Herrick wrote to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris over concerns that women who attended "left-wing political protests” are on a garda list.
The Irish Council for Civil Libertiies has raised concerns that gardaí are compiling lists of women who may be living “alternative lifestyles” or who have “attended left-wing political protests”.
They raised their concerns in a letter, addressed to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, in which they referred to reports in
, which detailed the way gardaí are pursuing an investigation into an assault on the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar.