A van drove “at pace” via the electrical gates of Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny’s dwelling within the early hours of the morning.
he Sligo/Leitrim TD advised Unbiased.ie that his spouse was dwelling alone when the incident occurred at 2am on Thursday, and it was a really scary scenario for her. Gardaí are investigating the incident.
“There was an incident final evening at about 2am at my dwelling, the place my spouse was alone,” he stated.
“A van drove via the electrical gates at pace and previous the top of the home crashing right into a set of double glass doorways on the rear of the home.
“The motive force stayed on the scene, the gardai and ambulance service arrived rapidly as did the fireplace service from Ballinamore.
“The motive force was taken to hospital and later arrested.
“This was a really traumatic and scary scenario for my spouse and we don’t need to say anymore because the gardai have an investigation to hold out.
“We do need to thank all of the emergency companies for his or her speedy {and professional} attendance at our dwelling.”
A garda spokesperson confirmed {that a} street site visitors collision that occurred in Aughavas, Co Leitrim, is being investigated.
“A person in his 40s was taken to Cavan Normal Hospital to be handled for his accidents. Investigations are ongoing.”
In 2019, Mr Kenny’s automotive was burnt out at his household dwelling in Aughavas, and final yr gardaí investigated a cellphone name made to the workplace of the TD, throughout which the caller threatened to shoot a garda.