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LISTEN: Waterford Councillor Mairéad Tobin on threats received in the wake of Lismore Direct Provision centre

LISTEN: Waterford Councillor Mairéad Tobin on threats received in the wake of Lismore Direct Provision centre
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"It's very easy to get rid of you" and "we know where you are" were among the threats recently received by a Waterford councillor.

Mairéad Tobin says all the anonymous messages and calls stemmed from news that the hotel in Lismore was to become a direct provision centre.

Despite councillors not having been informed that this was going to happen, Councillor Tobin says the abusive messages kept coming.

The Fianna Fáil representative was co-opted onto the council in October, following the sudden passing of her father, sitting councillor James Tobin last summer.

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Having raised it at Monday's Dungarvan/Lismore District meeting, the Fianna Fáil representative spoke to Damien Tiernan on Déise Today earlier.

To listen, click the play button in the centre of the image above. 

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