A war of words has broken out after Sinn Fein’s housing spokesman posted a tweet of a famine era eviction reworked to include gardai and hired security men wearing balaclavas.
Despite the criticism Eoin Ó Broin said he is standing over the tweet adding that he is not criticising gardai but the Government which last week voted to lift the eviction ban.
He said the image, which is based on a 19th century painting, was designed by Dublin artist Mála Spíosarí. Along with the image he posted "No words needed”.
