Stop publishing election candidates' home addresses, urges TD

Green Party TD Patrick Costello says more needs to be done to protect politicians from potential attacks. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Councillors and candidates for election should not have to publish their home addresses, a TD has said.

Green Party TD Patrick Costello has written to local government minister Kieran O'Donnell and the Electoral Commission saying that the practice needs to end before next year's local elections due to the dangers it poses to people running for office.