'Leo is to get it this week', man who phoned in bomb threat to Helen McEntee's home told gardaí

Man convicted of phoning Samaritans with hoax bomb threat to Justice Minister's family home said he had no personal problem with her, but with the department she represented

'Helen McEntee is not a target of mine. Policies implemented underneath her are,' accused told trial. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

During the trial of hoax bomb caller Michael Murray, a Samaritans volunteer told the court she was left “really shook” after receiving a call saying explosives had been planted at the Justice Minister's family home.

The volunteer said she had been on duty on March 7, 2021, when the phone rang.