The Education Minister has criticised anti-water charges protestors, after she became the latest Minister targeted in one such demonstration.

Minister Jan O'Sullivan was left stuck in her car for around forty minutes yesterday, as she was prevented from leaving a North Dublin school by what she described as a "small protest" at its gate.

This morning, she insisted that the demonstrators did not come into direct contact with her, or with her car.

However, speaking on Clare FM, the Minister did hit out at those who have protested outside schools: