Tweets emerge of FF senator Lorraine Clifford Lee repeatedly using offensive term 'pikey'
Tweets have emerged of Fianna Fáil senator Lorraine Clifford Lee repeatedly using the word 'pikey'Fianna Fáil reissue statement from yesterday where it said Ms Clifford-Lee 'wrote these tweets in a personal capacity many years ago'Party said it did not condone the 'inappropriate' tweets
Tweets have emerged of Fianna Fáil senator Lorraine Clifford Lee repeatedly using the word ‘pikey’ - a deeply offensive term to members of the Travelling community.
Ms Clifford-Lee, has been under-fire in recent days over a series of old tweets that show her using the words "knacker" and "Traveller" in a derogatory manner and referring to a Dublin nightclub as a "sluts venue".
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