A former Co Cavan journalist says the rise in abuse towards politicians is concerning.
Speaking on the Wider View earlier surrounding a conversation on social media abuse, Sean McMahon said people need to be rationale
He says there is a lot of anger and frustration out there but their message needs to be sent without a vile element towards some politicians.
In many countries, politicians face credible threats of violence, including physical attacks or even assassination attempts.
One in five candidates who responded to a Coimisún na Meán study were the subject of online attacks in the 2024 local and general elections and also received threats to kill or harm them, with roughly a third being worried for their own safety and about being out in public.
Sean says people need to communicate with politicians in a normal fashion at the end of the day they are human beings too.
