TDs and ministers targeted for intimidation after far-right agitators leak home addresses

Garda chief Drew Harris has told Justice Minister Helen McEntee that the threat of an attack by a far-right extremist is now considered substantial

Far-right agitators have been sharing the private addresses of politicians and other public figures on widely-used apps and platforms. 

Home addresses of TDs and ministers are deliberately being published by agitators on frequently-used websites so they can be targeted for protest and intimidation.

The practice has been ongoing for some time and, after they are published, the politicians are often subsequently targeted.