Cork councillor apologises for anti-Semitic accusation

A Fianna Fáil politician has apologised unreservedly to a city council colleague for accusing him of making anti-Semitic remarks.

Cork councillor apologises for anti-Semitic accusation

Cork city councillor Terry Shannon has also paid the legal costs, and provided a €300 donation to the Cork Penny Dinners charity, chosen by Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan.

It follows a threat of legal action and extensive legal correspondence over the last year arising out of comments Mr Shannon made at a public meeting of Cork City Council on September 26, 2016, during which Mr Tynan criticised the involvement of an Israeli company in an industry conference in Cork on water services.

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