Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I think the Tánaiste will agree that the right to peaceful protest and demonstration is a core part of the democratic system, just as is the independence of the organisations she has identified. If she is not concerned about the public perception of this turn of events, she should be because there is growing public concern that the State, through An Garda Síochána, is actively penalising and targeting people who have protested against Government policy.

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