An Independent Senator has spoken further about comments she posted online about Mother's Day yesterday which sparked controversy.
Fidelma Healy Eames tweeted that she hopes it will still be celebrated after the upcoming Marriage Equality referendum is passed.
She went on to claim that Mother's and Father's Days are banned in some US states - although she acknowledges she meant to say schools.
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The tweet concluded with the hashtag 'pc gone mad'.
Happy Mothers' day all! Hope we can continue to celebrate it after #SSM passed. In some US states Mothers & Father's Day banned #pcgonemad
— Fidelma Healy Eames (@senhealyeames) March 15, 2015
This morning, Senator Healy Eames insisted she wants open discussion on the area:
