Armed gardaí have begun patrolling outside the Taoiseach’s home as part of a special security response to the street violence in Dublin last week.
The policing operation has been launched to provide additional garda security to areas that could be deemed potential targets of anti-immigration protests or violence from far-right agitators.

A second aspect of the operation will see armed and unarmed garda units patrolling sites including mosques, refugee accommodation centres, Immigration Protection Offices (IPO) and synagogues in Dublin.

Detectives tasked with specifically monitoring Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s home have also been asked to confirm that there is no suspicious activity or potential threats in the area every hour due to the high-profile nature of the post.

[I’m pretty sure the government has a handle on who’s actually in danger and wants it to stay that way. ~ Beege]