Walking around Leinster House less than 24 hours after it had been on lockdown, politicians, staff, and journalists asked one another how they had felt about the night before. But for anyone paying attention, the hatred and lack of common ground seen outside the Dáil has been bubbling for some time. They’ve been outside politicians' homes, shouting abuse with no consideration for the children inside. A large Garda presence during the protest outside Leinster House. However, as the Ceann Comhairle has rightly pointed out, politicians make up just 220 of the 1,200 staff working at the Oireachtas.

Source: Irish Examiner September 21, 2023 23:31 UTC