TÁNAISTE Leo Varadkar has claimed that he is being targetted with homophobic and racist abuse by people on social media who are supporters of Sinn Féin. Mr Varadkar made the claims at a private Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday during a discussion on social media strategy. The Fine Gael leader claimed that of the replies to his social media posts, 10pc of them are homophobic and 10pc of them are racist. Sinn Féin has repeatedly denied claims that it orchestrates supporters to abuse politicians online. Earlier, MEP Seán Kelly suggested Fine Gael needed its own online activists to counteract “trolls who are constantly criticising everything”.

Source: Irish Independent December 02, 2020 20:15 UTC