Press release
Statement from Taoiseach Simon Harris
From Department of the Taoiseach
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From Department of the Taoiseach
Published on
Last updated on
I do not comment on matters relating to my personal security or that of my family but more broadly I do want to make a few comments on trends we have been seeing.
The laws of the land apply to people online just as much as offline. There can be no hiding place for anyone seeking to threaten, attack or harm people or to incite others to do so.
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. I get up every day and go to work and work as hard as I can. So do most politicians I know from all parties, and none. Constant efforts to target us, demean us or dehumanise us should never be accepted, never be normalised, and always called out.
I will never be deterred from doing my job as Taoiseach.
Men and women of An Garda Síochána do us proud every day in their work and I thank them for that.
I thank the people right across this country for their kindness and decency - it means the world to me and my family.