Taoiseach 'jostled' and garda 'hit' during confrontation with Enoch Burke's family in Mayo

'It takes an awful lot to disrupt my energy,' Simon Harris said, while separately hitting out at the 'thinly-veiled thuggery' and 'toxicity' of some disruptive groups around Ireland 

Some members of Enoch Burke's family followed Taoiseach Simon Harris and European Parliament candidate Maria Walsh shouting at them as they visited businesses and met locals in Castlebar Co Mayo on Sunday. Picture: Brian Lawless

The Taoiseach has said it will take “an awful lot” to disrupt his energy after he was confronted by members of the Burke family while canvassing in Mayo.

Simon Harris has also hit out at a “thinly-veiled thuggery” and “toxicity” coming from a small number of people around the country, who he said are not interested in democratic protest.