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Case No. 21619Harassment · Co. Cork · 17 Mar 2023

East Cork councillor contacts gardaí over alleged social media harassment

East Cork County Councillor Danielle Twomey has contacted Midleton Garda Station over alleged harassment by an unnamed individual who has been posting 'vicious lies' about her on social media since St Patrick's Day 2023, emailing her, and calling into radio stations. She has compiled a file of the alleged harassment for gardaí and says she now feels 'unsafe and uncomfortable'.

  1. Reported2 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí have been contacted by a Cork County Councillor over vicious lies being spread about her on social media. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatCllr Twomey says she now feels unsafe and uncomfortable. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe individual has been targeting her party Sinn Féin by calling into radio stations and posting about her online. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe individual is a member of a well-known community group in Midleton. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe individual has emailed and messaged her and demanded she attend a mediation session. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe individual has emailed Cork County Council, Sipo and made complaints. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe individual has tagged her party in every post about her alongside news media outlets. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe individual called into radio stations she was speaking on asking to be put on the other line. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe posts started around St Patrick's Day. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationShe has made a file of the alleged harassment for gardaí. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherShe previously had to remove the individual from the East Cork Discussion Group page and received a barrage of messages from him and fake pages he uses. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherShe believes the individual has a personal vendetta against her. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherShe has been in the councillor job for the last 7 years. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Apr2023
    Reportedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Gardai contacted over 'relentless' lies being told about East Cork councillor

    Councillor has made a file of alleged harassment for gardaí; no specific charge, arrest or court appearance reported. The individual is described as a member of a well-known community group in Midleton.

    victim, Danielle Twomey, female, irish (judged from name)Danielle Twomeysuspect, male