Brian Stanley 'truly sorry' for controversial tweets but does not resign

In a statement to the Dail, Mr Stanley said: “As we now advance reconciliation in our country we need to be able to talk about the past in a way that doesn’t cause deep division." Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

Sinn Féin TD and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Brian Stanley has offered an apology in the Dáil for recent tweets he said about IRA violence but did not resign his position.

He accepted his tweet about the Kilmichael ambush was insensitive.