Immigration

Minister for Justice Simon Harris ‘genuinely worried’ about far right

He described actions such as the “hijacking of the Irish flag”, the burning of tents, and attempts to block access to migrant accommodation as “abhorrent”

Simon Harris: “The idea of blockading cannot become, seen in any way, shape or form, as a new form of acceptable protest.

The Minister for Justice has said he is “genuinely worried” about the far right following recent anti-migrant protests across the country.

Speaking to The Tonight Show on Virgin Media Televison, Simon Harris said: “There is a relatively small number – we shouldn’t overstate it because it is a small number – of what I call bad actors who are traveling around the country, who are in some cases involved in criminality and are stoking up ...