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Irish PM worried over hostility to politicians after lawmaker assaulted
DUBLIN, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on Thursday condemned an assault on an independent politician as “an attack on democracy” and said the country needed to take very seriously a rise in hostility to those in office.
Attacks on Irish politicians are rare but lawmakers have reported an increase in intimidation in recent years.
Irish police said they had arrested a man in his 50s in relation to an assault in central Dublin on Wednesday.
