On the recordJune 23, 2026
A protest is a protest, and protest is a perfectly legitimate thing in any democracy, and I'm never concerned around protest.
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Simon Harris
Fine Gael
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rte.ieA protest is a protest, and protest is a perfectly legitimate thing in any democracy, and I'm never concerned around protest.
Commenting on the legitimacy of protests.
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