These comments follow yesterday’s protest about this very issue. Twenty people, including himself, have been arrested so far.
Speaking earlier today, Mr. Murphy said that
“One would presume that the arrests will continue tomorrow, in which case there has to be a significant response, possibly a protest response next Saturday just to say this isn’t acceptable, that political policing, which I think is clearly the case is what it is, is not acceptable”
Gardai, and the Government itself, have received criticism about the way the arrests have been carried out.