Taoiseach calls on Gerry Adams to apologise for 'Tiocfaidh ár lá' Christmas video

Micheál Martin said: "It is time that Sinn Féin stopped peddling the narrative that this was some just war that went on for 25 years"
Taoiseach calls on Gerry Adams to apologise for 'Tiocfaidh ár lá' Christmas video

Gerry Adams has faced criticism for singing a Christmas song in a comedy sketch with the words, 'Tis the season to be jolly, tiocfaidh ár lá, lá, lá, lá'. File picture: Leon Farrell

The Taoiseach has called on Gerry Adams to apologise for his part in a comedy sketch in which he sings a Republican slogan.

Asked about the sketch in Brussels today, Micheál Martin said that the former Louth TD should apologise and slammed Sinn Féin for "peddling a narrative" about The Troubles that was "repulsive".

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