Peter Casey denies living in US illegally, despite earlier tweet

The post itself was in response to a now-deleted tweet, where Mr Casey admits to working in the US ahead of receiving his L1 visa

European election candidate Peter Casey pictured in 2014. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Independent candidate for MEP in Midlands North West, Peter Casey, has denied ever living in the United States illegally, despite tweeting last year that he had.

During an RTÉ debate on Monday night, Mr Casey was pressed on whether or not he was illegally working in the US, amid comments that all illegal immigrants in Ireland should be deported immediately.