Sharing of TDs' addresses online prompts renewed calls to end publication practice

Taoiseach Simon Harris said he hopes the access Irish people have to their politicians will be maintained despite an increase in intimidation and violent threats from elements of the far right. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The sharing of TDs' home addresses online has prompted renewed calls for the ending of their publication at election time.

Addresses of election candidates are published as a matter of course, but home addresses have been shared on publicly-available websites, often leading to protest or harassment of public representatives.