Tánaiste says Mary Lou's stance on Brian Stanley tweets 'sends the wrong message'

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley. Photo: Gareth Chaney Collins

Mary Lou McDonald's attempts to "play down" Brian Stanley's tweets "sends the wrong message", Leo Varadkar has said.

The Sinn Féin TD, who is chair of the Public Accounts Committee, will come before the Dáil next Tuesday to address the controversy over a number of social media posts, one of which was taken as being homophobic towards the Tánaiste.