Sinister graffiti targeting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin has been condemned.
The writing, which included a death threat against Mr Varadkar, appeared on a wall opposite the Blackhorse Luas station in the Drimnagh area overnight.
Dublin City Council said it has contacted the owner of the private property, who plans to have the graffiti removed within the next 24 hours.
The graffiti, which misspells Mr Varadkar’s surname, reads: ‘Kill Leo Veradkar, He sold out the Irish’.
Mr Varadkar is also branded an ‘EU puppet’ in the writings.
Graffiti on a wall opposite the Blackhorse Luas stop in Dublin, 3-1-24. Image: Barry Whyte/NewstalkLocal Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan has said targeting representatives in this way achieves nothing.
“I live across the road from where that graffiti appeared, and it is very sinister,” he said.
“It’s promoting a death threat on An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
“While I share no politics with Leo Varadkar or the current Government, I think graffiti offers no solution.
“It’s cheap, it’s nasty, it’s vindictive.
“If people want real change then they should become active in their community and work together and bring about the change we all want.
“This graffiti does none of that and does not represent the good people of Drimnagh and Inchicore,” he added.
Graffiti on a wall opposite the Blackhorse Luas stop in Dublin, 3-1-24. Image: Barry Whyte/NewstalkA number of people in the area have said they were disgusted by it.
“Violence doesn’t solve anything, do you know what I mean?” one man said.
Another man told Newstalk he believed the graffiti was “disgraceful.”
Additional reporting: Jack Quann