Former Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty has apologised for a Tweet she posted about Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty.
Ms Doherty, who is Fine Gael's leader in the Seanad, took to Twitter today to say she regrets the tweet she sent last month about the finance spokesperson in regards to the funeral of Bobby Storey.
She said: "On the 1st of February I published a tweet concerning Pearse Doherty TD in which I made an allegation against him that he had encouraged others to break the law by attending the funeral of the late Bobby Storey.
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"I retract the tweet unreservedly and the allegation it made about Mr Doherty. I genuinely regret the upset I have caused him."
Mr Doherty has not responded to the apology.
Mr Storey's funeral saw approximately 2,000 people line the streets of West Belfast in June 2020, during a time when strict Covid restrictions were in place.
The attendance of Sinn Fein leaders at the funeral caused a major political row in Stormont as the republican party were accused of going against the rules they had made for the rest of the public to follow.
However, despite the uproar, no charges were brought by the PSNI.
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