Taoiseach 'shocked and dismayed' at 'deeply offensive' tweet from Sinn Féin TD

Laois/Offaly TD Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley's tweet on Saturday celebrated two historical IRA attacks on the British army. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he was “shocked and dismayed” at the “deeply offensive” tweet sent by Sinn Féin TD and chair of the Public Accounts Committee Brian Stanley.

The Laois/Offaly TD sent the tweet on Saturday which celebrated two historical IRA attacks on the British army.