Government condemns white nationalism following violent rallies in US

"The kind of thinking that comes from white supremacists or white nationalists is a kind of thinking that Ireland condemns outright."

The Government has refused to condemn Donald Trump after controversial comments he made to the media in the wake of the Charlottesville protests.

The US President has come under criticism after claiming that some of those protesting against the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee, had been treated unfairly by the media.