Anne Rabbitte

Anne Rabbitte, the Minister of State for Disability, has posted on social media that she and Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon were attending a meeting when the ...

He said Rabbitte was closer to the person at the time of the attack, adding that he certainly would not have felt safe had been in such close proximity. All part of the job you might say, but I can understand why fewer people want this job.— Ciaran Cannon (@ciarancannon) “I wasn’t able to put words together at that point,” she said. “I only go out to do a days work… The group added that it was grateful for the attendance of Rabbitte and Cannon, and Independent TD Sean Canney, to “hear the views of the local community on this extremely important issue”. She said the person who threw the manure was not removed from the meeting and continued to remain at the venue for the rest of the evening.

Galway East representatives were attending a meeting on Wednesday night when incident occurred.

Green Party Senator Pauline O’Reilly tweeted “the way that Anne Rabbitte has been treated this evening should be called out by everyone, regardless of politics. Nobody should have to put up with this.” All part of the job you might say, but I can understand why fewer people want this job.”

The incident occurred at a packed out public meeting about Gort Biogas plant's approval in Galway. The TD for Galway East is currently Minister of State for ...

This is so unacceptable." Councillor Maria Dollard tweeted: "That is so horrendous Anne! Thinking of you both X" Senator Lorrain Clifford wrote: "Oh my god, that is shocking. Mad." Former Fine Gael TD Noel Rock tweeted: "Jesus.

The Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East posted about the incident on Twitter on Wednesday evening. She said: “Attended a meeting tonight and a bag of sh** thrown at ...

Minister Rabbitte’s Fianna Fáil colleague John Lahart described the report as “disgusting” and “unacceptable”. “I know Anne to be a decent and fair politician, and this should not be tolerated in our society,” she said. A number of TDs replied to the tweet to commiserate with her and condemned the incident. Green Party Minister Pippa Hackett wrote: “Solidarity with my government colleague @AnneRabbitte, who was doing her job, as she does every day with compassion and commitment. She said: “Attended a meeting tonight and a bag of sh** thrown at me and my government colleague.” She also did not divulge the identity of the other Government colleague who attended the meeting with her.

Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte and Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon have said that bags containing excrement were thrown at them at a meeting this ...

All part of the job you might say, but I can understand why fewer people want this job.— Ciaran Cannon (@ciarancannon) In a post on Twitter Mr Cannon, who is also a TD for Galway East, said that a separate bag was thrown at him. Ms Rabbitte, who is a Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, tweeted that the bag was thrown at her and a Government colleague.

Attended a meeting tonight and a bag of sh** thrown at me and my government colleague”

[, Green Party](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/green-party) Minister Pippa Hackett led calls for the individual responsible for the alleged assault to face prosecution. [Dublin Live Newsletter](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/sign-up-newsletter-today-17954403) to get all the latest Dublin news straight to your inbox. What a disgusting thing to do. [Green Party](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/green-party) Senator Pauline Reilly criticised the distressing behaviour and called on all members of government to condemn the act, regardless of their political background. Several politicians strongly condemned the behaviour and offered their sympathies to Ms Rabbitte following the post. [Woman charged with public order offences after crowd protest at Drimnagh school that housed refugees](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/woman-charged-public-order-offences-25897865)

Junior Minister Anne Rabbitte has said she did not feel safe after a bag of excrement was thrown at her in a public meeting on Wednesday night.

All part of the job you might say, but I can understand why fewer people want this job. "I was able to tweet, because I felt I needed to ventilate my anger of what was actually unfolding personally to me - and how I felt. Both TDs tweeted after the incident, with Deputy Cannon suggesting: "All part of the job you might say, but I can understand why fewer people want this job."

Bags of excrement were thrown at Galway TDs Anne Rabbitte (FF) and Ciaran Cannon (FG) yesterday in what has been described as an “outrageous and horrendous” ...

“So sorry Ciaran that you and Anne were subjected to this appalling abuse,” she said. Galway West Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell said that she was sorry to hear of the incident, while her party colleague Kathleen Funchion TD said that it was ‘so wrong’. Bags of excrement were thrown at Galway TDs Anne Rabbitte (FF) and Ciaran Cannon (FG) yesterday in what has been described as an “outrageous and horrendous” act.

Anne Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon were subjected to the attack on Wednesday evening.

“The way that Anne Rabbitte has been treated this evening should be called out by everyone, regardless of politics. We can’t allow anybody be treated like this — I hope the perpetrator is identified and prosecuted,” said Ms Hackett. All part of the job you might say, but I can understand why fewer people want this job. I hope this assault has been reported to An Garda. “Solidarity with my government colleague Anne Rabbitte, who was doing her job, as she does every day with compassion and commitment. He said it was unknown whether the faeces was human or animal.