Gardaí investigating after Anne Rabbitte and colleague attacked with 'bag of sh*t'

Ms Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon were subjected to the attack on Wednesday evening.

On Twitter, she posted a message which said: “Attended a meeting tonight and a bag of sh.t thrown a (sic) me and my government colleague.”  Picture: Moya Nolan

Junior Minister Anne Rabbitte said she "feared for her safety" after a bag of cow excrement was thrown at her at a public meeting on Wednesday night.

Ms Rabbitte and Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon were both subjected to the attack in Gort, Galway.