Mr Ryan issued a statement saying he had spoken with Mr Forde about his comments on Twitter and had decided not to proceed with the appointment. In a letter to the minister last night, Mr Forde apologised “unreservedly” for his comments which he said were “wrong, insensitive and needless”. “In particular, I wish to apologise to people from the Traveller community,” he added. Mr Forde described the Green Party on Twitter as “clueless about agriculture, climate and lots of other issues”. Mr Forde said he did not recall these tweets.

Source: Irish Independent February 17, 2021 02:39 UTC