Gives a whole new meaning to 'D'you think you own the road?!'
I see it stated on the entrance of some streets 'private road' which means those who live off it own the land on which the road's built and are responsible for maintaining it etc., and I believe they have the right to order you away because they literally 'own the road'.
Otherwise, I understand that where parking is legal and does not cause an obstruction, there's nothing to prevent anyone parking a road-legal vehicle there.
Residents may take exception, but that's their hard luck. If someone threatens to damage your car, I'd phone the local Garda station and explain the situation before it might happen. No one has the right to damage your car because they take a dislike to it being legally parked in their street and I would hope that Gardai would take a threat of what is after all criminal damage quite seriously.