Taoiseach distances Fianna Fáil from Bertie Ahern immigration remarks

Micheál Martin says Ireland must respect people of all ethnic backgrounds following controversy over Bertie Ahern remarks

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it is “not appropriate” or “proper” to make remarks about specific ethnicities following comments made by former Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern.

A video shared online earlier this week showed Mr Ahern speaking to a woman on a doorstep in Dublin Central about immigration during a by-election canvass.