A Fianna Fáil candidate for the upcoming local elections in Dublin city has apologised for using the word “gypsy” to describe an individual on social media. In a further comment Mr Mohan said “I’ll make it my mission to close that pr*ck down.”Mr Mohan is a prominent party activist, and chair of the Fianna Fáil Dublin Central branch. Responding to queries from The Irish Times, Mr Mohan confirmed he used the term gypsy in the social media comment. However, Mr Mohan said the comment was not intended to refer to the individual’s ethnicity, and the comment was deleted on Wednesday. Mr Mohan unsuccessfully contested the local elections for Fianna Fáil in 2014.

Source: The Irish Times February 20, 2019 20:15 UTC