The Tánaiste has hit out at vigilante groups who oppose LGBT+ books in public libraries and say they must be very strongly resisted.
Micheál Martin was speaking following an anti-LGBT+ protest by a group in Kerry yesterday.
Five protestors entered the library in Tralee during a Pride Week event for Children and began shouting their opposition before Gardaí arrived.
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Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the protest, and Radio Kerry understands a number of people are giving statements to gardaí about the incident.
Speaking in Cork earlier, Micheál Martin said the era of banning books in Ireland is behind us:
