Gardaí Investigating Bomb Threat at Taoiseach's Home
Investigations are underway following a bomb threat made against the Taoiseach's family home.
A phone call using a code-word was made to the Samaritan's helpline yesterday evening claiming a device had been planted at Simon Harris's house in Wicklow.
However nothing was found during a follow up search of the property.
The Taoiseach's wife and young children were home at the time but Gardaí say they didn't have to be evacuated.
In recent weeks protests have been held outside Simon Harris' home, including an incident of men standing outside with balaclavas.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly thinks we need new laws in order to stop protests outside politicians homes.
"If you'd asked me that question [about bringing in laws to tackle protests] I would've said no because we do live in a liberal democracy... what we've seen more recently is not just protests outside people's homes, but people turning up in balaclavas".
Minister Donnelly has also been subject to protests outside his home in Wicklow.
