• He emphasizes that intimidation of politicians and their families should not be tolerated.
• Three men were arrested for allegedly harassing an elected official after they gathered outside Harris’ home.
• Migration has sparked heated debate in Ireland, with violent protests outside accommodation centers.

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris denounced a hoax bomb threat made to his home on Wednesday night as “utterly unacceptable,” emphasizing that the intimidation of politicians and their families must not be tolerated.

There has been a rise in instances of people gathering outside the homes of Irish ministers, sometimes wearing masks and erecting anti-migrant banners. Last week, authorities arrested three men for allegedly harassing an elected official after they gathered outside Harris’ home.

Migration has sparked heated debate in Ireland as the government grapples with accommodating record numbers of refugees. Occasionally, violent protests have occurred outside accommodation centers where migrants are living.

“This is an utterly unacceptable situation,” Harris told reporters at a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels on Thursday.

“Even the word hoax I’m not sure is a fair word with respect because I’ve no doubt these things are done to intimidate, to upset. I have young children. I have a wife,” he said.

“I do think all of us in our discourse, including media, need to reflect on how we comment on these matters. If masked men turned up outside your house, it wouldn’t be described as a protest. It’s not protest when it happens outside my house either and this situation can’t be allowed to continue.”

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