Eoghan Harris Twitter accounts banned for violating rules on 'manipulation and spam'

Sarah McInerney is the latest broadcaster to say she muted the account in question having been subjected to abuse. 

Former senator Eoghan Harris, who has claimed the anonymous Twitter accounts were 'benign'.

RTÉ broadcaster Sarah McInerney is the latest high-profile journalist to reveal that she muted an anonymous Twitter account linked to journalist Eoghan Harris because of personal abuse directed at her.

Ms McInerney has said that she muted the account because of inappropriate tweets, following similar claims made by journalist and commentator Emma DeSouza, among others.