Another protest outside Taoiseach Simon Harris’ Wicklow home took place last night.
Gardaí said a small number of people gathered outside a home in Greystones, Co Wicklow, around 8pm last night.
The group of masked individuals waved Irish flags demanding closed borders, mass deportations, and the clearing of tents.
They engaged with those present and instructed them to immediately leave the area, which they complied with.
The Taoiseach is currently on his way to a two-day summit in Switzerland to discuss possible paths for peace to end the war in Ukraine.
Protest outside Harris' home
A similar protest outside his home took place in early May, with protestors also demanding the Government “house the Irish first” and close all borders.
Other politicians have also had protests take place outside their private homes in recent months, including Minister Roderic O’Gorman and People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee was also threatened with a bomb scare that was later found to be a hoax.
In May, Mr Harris said he wouldn’t describe “those sorts of things as protest”.
"I have a very clear view in relation to this whether it's me, whether it's an opposition politician, whether it's, it's quite frankly, anybody,” he said.
“I always think people's families and people's homes should be out of bounds.”
Protests at private homes
Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne recently urged Ms McEntee to support a bill to ban protests outside the private homes of politicians.
“This isn’t just about politicians because we’ve seen journalists, we’ve also seen medical professionals targeted at their own private homes,” Senator Byrne said.
“You’re talking about families, you’re talking about people’s neighbours.
“So, what the legislation that is now moving to the next stage of the Seanad does is it provides a specific offence for engaging in targeted protesting outside an individual’s home.”
Senator Byrne said he disagreed that the legislation would impinge on any citizen’s right to protest.
