Councillor removes address from website following abuse over Waterford direct provision centre 

Máiréad Tobin. Picture: Waterford City & Council

A Waterford county councillor has had to remove her home address from the council website due to abuse and intimidation she received in the wake of Lismore House Hotel being converted to a direct provision centre.

Tallow-based Máiréad Tobin said the persistent abuse she received for over three weeks, both online and by phone, left her feeling "unsafe" in her home town, where she has lived for over 20 years.