Gardaí investigating threat against Simon Harris and his family

Simon Harris said the threat to his family is 'despicable'

Simon Harris issued a statement to confirm a Garda investigation is underway following the incident.

In a statement, Harris said this is a 'despicable' thing to do, especially to his young children.

He shared:

"This weekend, I received direct threats targeting my family.

"As a father, I have very strong views and feelings on this, as you can imagine. As a political leader, I find it unacceptable in every way," he shared.

Harris continued, "Let me be clear: threatening people - any person - is a crime. Threatening children is despicable. It is cowardice, and it is a line that no decent society should tolerate being crossed."

Harris stressed that he won't be commenting further as the Garda investigation continues.

According to RTÉ, Gardaí are "concerned about the nature of this threat."

An investigation is being led by Gardaí in Wicklow, as well as the National Cyber Crime Bureau.

The Special Detective Unit is also involved in the investigation.