Galway United have issued an apology for a social media post of a player holding a stop sign who had previously been convicted of causing a fatal crash.
The post on Galway United’s social media channels for the new League of Ireland season featured player Ed McCarthy holding a ‘Stop’ sign while the song ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ played over it.
McCarthy had previously received a two year suspended sentence, and was banned from driving for seven years, for dangerous driving causing death.
While a player for Cork City in 2020, McCarthy pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of 55 year old father of two Andrezej Obalek.
Galway United issued a statement on Thursday afternoon apologising for any hurt caused by their social media post, saying that it was not meant to offend.
“Galway United wish to advise that there was no offence intended by a recent social media post issued by the club and would like to unreservedly apologise for any hurt or distress that the post may have caused.”
