Sinn Féin TD apologises to trans community for 'hurt and offence' over tweet on British court ruling

Sinn Féin health spokesman David Cullinane: 'I want to apologise for the hurt and offence that I have caused to the trans community following a tweet I sent last night.'

A Sinn Féin TD has apologised for a social media post about the British court ruling on excluding trans women from the definition of "woman" in equality law.

David Cullinane, the party's health spokesman, said the "complex" issue needed to be approached with "compassion" and he apologised for any offence caused.