Taoiseach's Cork office vandalised with personal threats sent previously

The Taoiseach's office in Cork has been vandalised for the third time.
Micheál Martin has also received personal threats in recent times and has been warned that he will be prevented from going about his job in public spaces.
Pictures shared online show red paint daubed on Mr Martin's office in Turner's Cross, with the words 'Zionist pawn' also painted in black across a window.
A spokesperson for the Taoiseach said: 'I can confirm there was an act of vandalism on the constituency office last night, this is the third such attack.
'Personal threats have also previously been sent to the office, warning the Taoiseach it will be made impossible for him to navigate in public spaces.
The spokesperson stressed that it is a working office with constituency staff acting on a daily basis to support the community on various issues.
'Those responsible for these criminal acts and intimidatory and abusive threats are fundamentally anti-democratic."
While the spokesperson did not go into the nature of the threats, he added: 'We believe the vast majority of people who are appalled by the situation in Gaza would have nothing to do with such actions.'
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