Bags of excrement thrown at Galway TDs at Gort meeting

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Bags of excrement were thrown at two Galway TDs last night during a meeting in Gort.

Junior Minister for Disability Anne Rabbitte and Deputy Ciaran Cannon were both subject to the attack by an attendee.

They were at a public meeting to discuss the approval of a controversial Biogas plant in Gort.

A number of TDs from across the political spectrum have come to their support online, with some calling for the incident to be investigated by Gardaí.

More on this story on Galway Talks from 9am.