JOHN DELANEY HAS revealed that a misunderstanding was the source of the legal threats issued to media outlets ordering them not to carry a video which showed him singing a Republican ballad in a pub last week.
In a statement released last night, Delaney underlined how he ‘abhors violence’ and also appeared to label the legal threats as ‘a misunderstanding’ because he was out of the country at the time:
“I now understand that while I was travelling and un-contactable there was some confusion through a third party around the background of a video which appeared and where it happened which led to misunderstanding. As anyone who knows me will attest, I abhor violence and have worked tirelessly through my role at the Football Association of Ireland to strengthen links between communities on this island, north and south.”
Delaney yesterday apologised in an interview with Ryan Tubridy on RTÉ 2fm if he had caused any offence after the video clip surfaced.