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Timmy Dooley
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Fianna Fáil TD says he's "grand" after attempted attack near Dáil
The Clare TD was approached on Molesworth Street near the gates of the Dáil earlier.
FIANNA FÁIL TD Timmy Dooley has said he’s okay in the wake of an attempted attack near Leinster House earlier today.
The Clare TD was approached by a person on Molesworth Street near the gates of the Dáil this afternoon.
The would-be attacker grabbed his tie and attempted to swing a punch.
His party colleague Billy Kelleher intervened but he was also attacked.
Dooley confirmed in a text to TheJournal.ie he was “grand” after the incident.
A Garda spokesperson said the force had not yet received any information on such an incident in the area.
- additional reporting from Hugh O’Connell
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