Senator apologises for rape trial tweet

Labour senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has apologised for a tweet about the Ulster rape trial.

Senator apologises for rape trial tweet
Tue, 10 Apr, 2018 - 01:00
Lesley-Anne McKeown and Stephen Rogers

Rugby player Paddy Jackson, who was acquitted, had threatened to sue him.

The tweet, which Mr Ó Ríordáin subsequently deleted, praised the complainant and criticised the defendants. It was tweeted under the hashtag #Ibelieveher.

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