"John Bryan claimed in a statement on Facebook that his messages were 'intended to be humour', adding that the media made them into something they weren't"
"The former leader of the Aontú youth wing who was fired by the party in October over his involvement in secret racist WhatsApp groups where some Ógra Aontú members posted racist and antisemitic comments has released a statement saying that he is "going absolutely nowhere"."
"Ógra Aontú leader, John Bryan (21) from Derrinturn in Co Kildare, was among six members of Aontú's youth wing to be dismissed by the party after it was discovered they were part of secret WhatsApp groups in which members were seen regularly using the n-word to describe black people, while also sending a range of antisemitic messages."
John Bryan claimed in a statement on Facebook that his messages were 'intended to be humour', and that the media made them into something they weren't. He said he is "going absolutely nowhere". He served as leader of Ógra Aontú and was fired by the party in October over involvement in secret WhatsApp groups. He was among six members dismissed after discovery of racist and antisemitic content. Members were seen regularly using the n-word to describe black people and sending a range of antisemitic messages. John Bryan is 21 and from Derrinturn in Co Kildare.
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