Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanely deletes Twitter account

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley told the PAC today that he did not need to apologise to anyone after many years of campaigning on rights issues. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanely has deleted his Twitter account following the uncovering of a tweet which was taken as offensive to LGBT people.

Mr Stanley has said that the criticism of his social media posts was political and coordinated.