Limerick mayoral candidate contacts gardaí after home address shared on TikTok and people urged to smash windows

Fine Gael councillor Daniel Butler insists he won’t be intimidated

Daniel Butler, Mayoral Candidate in Limerick speaking about his home being targeted during his campaign

Philip Ryan

A candidate running to become the first directly elected mayor of ­Limerick was forced to call gardaí after his home address was shared on social media along with a message urging people to smash his windows.

Fine Gael councillor Daniel Butler has described how he and his young family have also been targeted in a “very sinister” campaign of online abuse in the run-up to the historic election.