Holly Cairns invites board member who made 'sexist' comments about her to a debate

Social Democrats TD said she believes women in politics should not have to ignore gendered attacks. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Holly Cairns has invited the Greyhound Board member who made "dehumanising and sexist" comments about her to a debate.

Wayne McCarthy, a member of the Irish Greyhound Board, labelled the Social Democrats TD as "an ignorant little girl" over her bill to end funding for the greyhound industry, a tweet that was subsequently liked by Fine Gael TD Joe Carey.