‘I will not be intimidated’ blasts TD Paul Murphy after death threat spray painted outside home | XO3J495 | 2024-05-05 00:08:01
'I will not be intimidated' blasts TD Paul Murphy after death threat spray painted outside home | XO3J495 | 2024-05-05 00:08:01
PEOPLE Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has claimed he "will not be intimidated" after a death threat was spray painted on a wall outside his house.
The Dublin TD has been regularly targeted by anti-immigration protests outside his home and has already been in contact with gardai about previous threats made against him.
Over the weekend, a fresh death threat was spray painted on a wall near his home which said: "Paul Murphy RIP."
Deputy Murphy has contacted gardai to arrange to make a statement about the new threat.
Speaking outside Leinster House, the People Before Profit TD said: "There is clearly an attempt by far right actors to intimidate people, to threaten people, to discourage people from engaging in politics and I think discourage people from calling out what they are engaged in.
"Those of who have been particularly targeted are the ones who are most vocal about the lies that they are spreading, about the hate that they are spreading, about their true agenda and about the fact that these people have never done anything positive for their communities.
"They've never fought for housing for people be they Irish or non-Irish, they've never fought for investment in local facilities, they weren't involved in fighting on the cost of living crisis.
"This is a serious attempt to intimidate people. My response and our response has to be to refuse to be intimidated and not allow them to win."
The Dubliner claimed that if people do not stand up against those behind these violent threats and attacks then the situation will get worse.
He said: "There are actually a lot of people now who are very, very concerned about this.
"What I would say to those is that those people need not be the silent majority anymore but we need to come out vocally and illustrate that the vast majority of people in Ireland regardless of what disagreement they have on immigration policy or questions they have – the vast majority of people are opposed to this far right agenda and people need to take a stand against it otherwise things will get worse and worse."
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said Ireland has entered a "very dark period of politics" amid these threats to politicians and other people by violent groups.
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