Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that politicians have become a “regular target” and that there can be “no hiding place for anyone seeking to threaten, attack or harm people or to incite others to do so”.
This comes as gardaí investigate a threat posted on Instagram against Mr Harris and his family.
In his statement, the Taoiseach said that “the laws of the land apply to people online just as much as offline”.
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“Politicians have become a regular target and it is on the brink of being viewed as acceptable or a normal part of the job. It is not acceptable,” he said.
“Constant efforts to target us, demean us or dehumanise us should never be accepted, never be normalised and always called out,” Mr Harris added.
He thanked gardaí for their work and people across Ireland “for their kindness and decency”.
The Instagram threat is the latest made against Mr Harris, after a bomb threat was made against his Co. Wicklow home six weeks ago.