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19th October 2017
08:38am BST

“No-one wants the elderly or vulnerable pelted with eggs or having flour poured on their doorstep, unplanned visitors, fireworks and bonfires can cause fear and anxiety for the elderly."
Gibbons also said that young people have taken to dressing up purely with the intent to "intimidate and scare people."
“At this time of year lots of people like to dress up for Halloween but over the past few weeks we have seen news reports from across the world where people are dressing up as 'killer clowns' to intimidate and scare people, causing distress to people within our communities, particularly the young and the elderly is completely unacceptable.”Gardaí have urged people not to throw eggs or flour. Every year around this time, they receive far more complaints about the practice.