Man named, Pat Sweeney, who video recorded the Irish police (Gardai) storming a church in Athlone, Ireland last week has had a police raid at his home at 3.30am on May 2nd.
A Twitter user, Philip Dwyer, who have posted the series of the events that has happened with the man who recorded the church video said:
Just been contacted by Pat Sweeney, the man who videoed the Gardai in a church in Athlone last week that went viral. The Gardai have taken his two children from him last night at 3.30am. If you are near Longford please head to the Garda station to support him. Please share this.
It all started with an incident when Irish Police aka Gardai entered a Catholic Church during a Mass in Athlone, Ireland that went viral after video of the event was posted on social media last week.
Here are the videos of the events that happened recently:
What looks like a Garda Superintendent says "We have dealt with you with the utmost dignity here tonight". pic.twitter.com/GBu0VIh0C0
— Philip Dwyer (@PhilipDwyerNP) May 2, 2021
SHOCKING 🚨 Man who video recorded the Irish police (Garda) storming a church in Athlone last week has had a police raid at his home at 3.30am in the morning today. pic.twitter.com/Rg4vat39Av
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 3, 2021
The man who filmed the Athlone Church being shut down by Gardai is currently down in Longford garda station trying to get his children back after a malicious phone call was made pic.twitter.com/DdCpBPyPZT
— Free Mind IRE (@ire_free) May 2, 2021
— Dubs life (@dubslife1) May 3, 2021
Just been contacted by Pat Sweeney, the man who videoed the Gardai in a church in Athlone last week that went viral. The Gardai have taken his two children from him last night at 3.30am. If you are near Longford please head to the Garda station to support him. Please share this. pic.twitter.com/eWqzsKFyYm
— Philip Dwyer (@PhilipDwyerNP) May 2, 2021