Eoin O’Malley: Simon Harris avoids heat in fuel protest fallout, but for how much longer?

Eoin O’Malley: Simon Harris avoids heat in fuel protest fallout, but for how much longer?

When Micheál ­Martin became Taoiseach in June 2020, he left for Government Buildings accompanied by the team who had been closest to him during his decade-long party leadership.

Fuel protest leader threatens Tánaiste in expletive-laden rant

One of the self-styled leaders of the fuel blockades threatened to ‘drag’ Tánaiste Simon Harris out of agricultural shows and warned the Fine Gael leader will need the ‘riot squad to protect him’. In an expletive-ridden tirade captured on video, agricultural contractor James Geoghegan also called the Tánaiste and fellow government leaders ‘dirty k***kers’ and ‘b***ards’ after claiming Mr Harris ‘personally’ insulted him. Mr Geoghegan emerged as …