'The public has been lost': Fine Gael TDs warn Government

"Obviously nobody condones violence against gardaí, but the people organising these protests are tapping into real anger," said a Fine Gael  source. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

A number of Fine Gael members have voiced their dissatisfaction with the level of communication between the Government and the public in recent weeks, with TDs warning that "the public has been lost".

TDs and senators expressed their anger at last Wednesday's parliamentary party meeting with a number of sources now cautioning that if public health measures are not better communicated, compliance levels will slip further. Sources today pointed to Saturday's protest in Dublin as an example of public patience wearing thin.