Coppinger received online death threats after declining to answer Gript reporter’s question

Ruth Coppinger has reported online threats to gardaí after a press event dispute involving Gript led to a wave of abuse

People Before Profit TD Ruth Coppinger has reported the death threat to gardaí. Picture: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

An online threat made against People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger after she declined to answer a question at a press briefing has been reported to gardaí.

The Dublin West TD last week declined to answer  a question from the website Gript on the Leinster House plinth, saying she did not feel the website "acts in good faith", prompting a number of journalists to walk away from the event in protest.