Fine Gael disbands WhatsApp group after party member posted 'inappropriate' content 

FG spokesperson says a message posted on a party WhatsApp group was 'wholly inappropriate and offensive'

A member of the Fine Gael party posted a message on the party's internal Intercultural WhatsApp group which caused 'significant offence to other members who viewed it'. Picture: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty 

Fine Gael has been forced to disband an internal party WhatsApp group after a member of the party posted 'wholly inappropriate' content to other users. 

The party has issued a statement condemning the content posted, claiming it should never have been shared and that the other members of the group were offended by it.