Aisling Flynn
A Sinn Féin native council candidate has ‘unreservedly’ apologised for sharing a tweet which she says was completed ‘in error’ on Monday evening.
Aisling Flynn, who shall be operating for Michelle O’Neill’s occasion in south Lisburn through the upcoming council elections this month, retweeted an account that shared images of Rangers FC followers, accompanied by a caption utilizing a sectarian slur.
The publish has since been deleted, and on Tuesday afternoon, Ms Flynn stated: “I retweeted an offensive publish in error.
“I instantly eliminated the publish as quickly as I grew to become conscious of it this morning.
“I unreservedly apologise for the offence that this has induced.”
A Sinn Féin spokesperson added: “Aisling Flynn retweeted the post in error, immediately removed it once aware and has unreservedly apologised.”
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Ms Flynn is the newest election candidate to seek out themselves in sizzling water following social media points.
Several controversial posts a DUP candidate made previously induced controversy after they resurfaced in March, and he had additionally appreciated a tweet glorifying the gunmen concerned within the UDA’s killing of eight individuals in Greysteel, Co Londonderry, in 1993.
DUP chief Sir Jeffrey Donaldson criticised historic social media posts by one in all his occasion’s election candidates as “indefensible”, however stated he believes Tyler Hoey is entitled to a second likelihood.
Mr Hoey is ready to face for the DUP as a council candidate within the Bannside space of Ballymena for Mid and East Antrim Council on May 18.
Mr Hoey additionally made references to the UDA in posts, appeared to have tried to make a joke in regards to the demise of 39 immigrants in a lorry in 2019, and criticised lockdown through the coronavirus pandemic.