Political group Identity Ireland clarifies comments about senior Islamic figure

A political group which said a spokesman for the Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin should be thrown into the Irish Sea has described the comment as a “euphemism”.

Identity Ireland made the comments two days after it posted a Facebook press release describing Ali Selim as “a dangerous man”.

The release was prefaced with the message: “Kind words. Let’s be honest, the lad’s a menace. The sooner we f@ck him into the Irish sea the better. Btw Hi Ali. Smiley face!!!”