Taoiseach tells Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson to ‘butt out’ of Belfast tensions

Taoiseach says online commentary from outside Ireland is fuelling tensions following days of unrest in Belfast

Police fire a water cannon towards rioters after they set fire to wheelie bins and removed a garden fence to use as a shield against the water cannon on Antrim Road, at the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey. Picture: PA/PA Wire

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said online agitators such as Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson need to “butt out” of ongoing tensions following Monday’s knife attack in Belfast.

Mr Martin, speaking to the media in Limerick on Thursday morning, made the comments after a second night of unrest in Northern Ireland in the wake of Monday’s stabbing incident.