Far right attacks on gardaí 'are a threat to the State' — Micheál Martin

Screengrab from a video posted on Twitter following a clash between protesters and gardaí as a premises in Newtownmountkennedy Co Wicklow was set ablaze. 

Attacks on unarmed gardaí, growing far-right “militancy”, and calls to “overthrow” the Government represents a threat to the security of the State, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.

Echoing his warning, Justice Minister Helen McEntee said attacks on gardaí are “an attack on our democracy and our State”.