TD raises case of American academic being stopped at Dublin Airport over tweets about politician

The case of a US-based academic, who criticised Fine Gael Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty and her business dealings in a blog and was subsequently stopped by gardaí at Dublin Airport, was raised in the Dáil today.
Raising the issue under the Promised Legislation time slot, Solidarity-PBP TD Ruth Coppinger queried when the Passenger Name Record Bill will be introduced to the Dáil.
She then asked would the Bill take up the issue of the “sinister and chilling experience” of Kelly at the airport last week.
“Catherine Kelly who was stopped at the airport by plain clothes gardaí, asked for her name, if she used social media and if she had written an article about Minister Regina Doherty, that a complaint had been made and she was cautioned not to tweet minister Doherty or any material relevant to her,” said Coppinger.
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