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Woman arrested for alleged harassment of Taoiseach Simon Harris

Images on social media in May showed a number of people with banners outside Simon Harris's house in Greystones
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

19.56 15 Aug 2024


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Woman arrested for alleged har...

Woman arrested for alleged harassment of Taoiseach Simon Harris

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

19.56 15 Aug 2024


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A woman has been arrested for alleged harassment of Taoiseach Simon Harris.

The woman aged in her 50s was arrested this morning as part of ongoing investigations.

Gardaí say she was detained for alleged harassment "of an elected representative on 2nd May 2024."

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Images on social media at the time showed a number of people with banners outside Simon Harris's house in Greystones.

Placards reading 'South Dublin Says No' and 'Close the Borders' were seen in the images.

Gardaí said they received a report of a gathering of people outside a home in Greystones after 7pm on May 2nd.

They said those present gathered for less than 10 minutes before leaving the area.

Speaking after the protest Mr Harris said politicians' families and homes should not be subjected to such events.

"I don't want to say too much about this and I don't like describing those sort of things as protests," he said.

"I've a very clear view in relation to this - whether it's me, whether it's an opposition politician or whether it's quite frankly anybody.

"I always think people's families and people's homes should be out of bounds."

The arrested woman is being held at a Garda station in County Wicklow under the Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

She she can be questioned for up to 24 hours.

Main image: Taoiseach Simon Harris speaking to the media on his way into a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings, 11-6-24. Image: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie

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