Kellie Harrington immigration

The Olympic gold medallist was questioned on Off The Ball about the comments she made on Twitter in October.

Can we move on and go on to the next one." So, is it not a fair question then?" I would argue, personally, speaking personally, that welcoming immigrants into the country can add so much to the culture of Dublin." If I wanted to do that, I'd go and I'd do a degree in politics. Her representative then said: "I think it's probably best guys to move on. I'm not a politician." I feel like you've brought that up to try and bring up a bit of controversy." Kellie continued: "That was a post in October, so I do feel like you are hanging me out to dry. On the video she said: "Hi Shane, just want to put there we've probably about five minutes left. I genuinely just feel if anyone posts anything on social media or says something in an interview those are beliefs that are strongly held and thought out." So I feel right now at the moment that you're trying to hang me out to dry. Vlaardingerbroek said in the clip: “I woke up this morning to see the news of another young European girl who was sacrificed on the altar of mass migration.

Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Kellie Harrington has said she is “all about community, inclusion and diversity” after earlier refusing to answer questions ...

As a sportswoman I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusion and diversity.” “You know me by now and you know you’re going to get the truth off me and that’s exactly the truth as it is, as I sit here now.” “I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by my tweet and apologised to them. The interview ended shortly after with Harrington saying “over and out, I’m done”. “That was a post in October, so I do feel like you are hanging me out to dry,” said Harrington. Speaking to Shane Hannon on Newstalk’s Off the Ball programme on Monday, Harrington was asked if she agreed with the views put forward in a video from UK media outlet GB News which she shared on Twitter last October.

KELLIE HARRINGTON HAS issued a statement in response to a controversial answer she gave to a question in relation to her stance on immigration during an ...

As a sportswoman, I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusivity and diversity.” I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by the tweet and I apologised to them. “Last month, I reposted a tweet of a video from a journalist [whom I did not know at the time] detailing the story of a young girl in France who was kidnapped and murdered. The people closest to me will attest to this. “As a sporting role model, I am aware that I need to be mindful of what I do say. I was not prepared for a question unrelated to sport and my response to the question asked was not definitive. I do not want to engage in politically sensitive matters. Hannon asked Harrington to revisit the matter during today’s interview on OTB, asking her if she still held the views she expressed in October. Hannon attempted to continue the line of questioning, but Harrington refused to be drawn on the matter, and declined to discuss her current views on immigration. “We’re here today for Spar and their media event,” she is heard saying. My god rest her little soul, gone far to young, at the hands of cruel evil people.” She added that she is “all about community, inclusivity and diversity”.

KELLIE HARRINGTON HAS issued a statement in response to a controversial answer she gave to a question in relation to her stance on immigration during an ...

As a sportswoman, I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusivity and diversity.” I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by the tweet and I apologised to them. “As a sporting role model, I am aware that I need to be mindful of what I do say. “Last month, I reposted a tweet of a video from a journalist [whom I did not know at the time] detailing the story of a young girl in France who was kidnapped and murdered. Harrington initially replied that she “zoned out” at the mention of diversity and asked Hannon to repeat the question. She also laughed off Hannon’s explanation that he was just doing his job, and quoted the movie ‘Frozen,’ by advising Hannon to “Let it go.”

The Olympic champion had come under criticism after a video of an interview with Off The Ball was shown this evening.

As a sportswomen [sic] I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusion and diversity." I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by my tweet and I apologised to them. "What I want to make clear is, throughout my life in both boxing & outside boxing, I have been lucky enough to have had many multicultural influences and this continues to shape me to this day. [France](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/france) who was kidnapped and murdered. She had come under criticism on comments underneath the video of the interview which was being held in support of a Spar community campaign. Journalist Shane Hannon had asked her about a tweet last October in which she shared a video about the death of a 12-year-old French girl with quotes from GB News.

The Olympic gold medallist labelled the interviewer 'a dog with a bone' when he persisted with the line of questioning.

As a sportswoman I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusion and diversity.” “I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by my tweet and apologised to them. “You know me by now and you know you’re going to get the truth off me and that’s exactly the truth as it is, as I sit here now.” I was not prepared for a question unrelated to sport and my response to the question asked was not definitive. The interview ended shortly after with Harrington saying “over and out, I’m done”. And that’s just France.” She subsequently deleted the tweet.

The Olympic gold medalist was asked about a GB News clip she retweeted on Monday's OTB AM.

As a sportswoman, I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusivity and diversity.” I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by the tweet and I apologised to them. “Last month, I reposted a tweet of a video from a journalist [whom I did not know at the time] detailing the story of a young girl in France who was kidnapped and murdered. “As a sporting role model, I am aware that I need to be mindful of what I do say. I was not prepared for a question unrelated to sport and my response to the question asked was not definitive. "As I'm sitting here now, I feel like you've brought that up to try and bring up a bit of controversy."

Kellie Harrington says she is “all about community, inclusion and diversity,” after her interview OTB AM interview.

I'm done." In the OTB AM interview, she repeatedly refuses to answer questions on the post, accusing Shane of being a “dog with a bone” in his line of questioning. In a statement following the interview, Harrington said she was “caught off guard” by the question and as a result, her responses were “not definitive”.

The Olympic gold medallist labelled the interviewer 'a dog with a bone' when he persisted with the line of questioning…

As a sportswoman I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusion and diversity.” “I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by my tweet and apologised to them. “You know me by now and you know you’re going to get the truth off me and that’s exactly the truth as it is, as I sit here now.” I was not prepared for a question unrelated to sport and my response to the question asked was not definitive. The interview ended shortly after with Harrington saying “over and out, I’m done”. And that’s just France.” She subsequently deleted the tweet.

Kellie Harrington has said she is "all about community, inclusion and diversity" after refusing to address a question about her retweeting of a video that ...

"The people closest to me will attest to this. How this came across is not reflective of me as a person or my thoughts. My thoughts in that moment were of that young girl and not any political opinion. Harrington retweeted the video with the caption: "Very, very sad. I reacted with my emotions and without the facts. Last October Dutch journalist Eva Vlaardingerbroek appeared on UK media outlet GB News to speak about the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Paris.

Kellie Harrington has issued a statement following her spat with a radio journalist over a controversial tweet about immigrants she posted and subsequently ...

I feel like you’ve brought that to try and bring up a bit of controversy.” I’m not a politician, you know what I mean?” In response to the clip, which claimed that the young girl was “sacrificed on the altar of mass migration”, Harrington tweeted: “Very, very sad. Hannon, however, stuck to his guns and said, “The discussion, Kellie, just needs to be had,” to which she replied: “That was a post in October so I do feel like you are trying to hang me out to dry. I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by my tweet and I apologised to them. The sportswoman continued: “I did an interview today during which I was caught off guard.

Kellie Harrington released a statement after refusing to answer questions during an interview on Off The Ball.

As a sportswomen I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusion and diversity." I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by my tweet and I apologised to them. "What I want to make clear is, throughout my life both in boxing & outside boxing, I have been lucky enough to have had many multicultural influences and this continues to shape me to this day. The people closest to me will attest to this. Moved by the horrific circumstances of this story, I reposted a video of this journalist together with a copy of a quote. "I did an interview today during which I was caught off guard. How this came across is not reflective of me as a person or my thoughts. My thoughts in that moment were of that young girl and not any political opinion. My god rest her little soul, gone far to young, at the hands of cruel evil people." The 33-year-old then posted: "Deleted and walked away. Our own leaders need to take a listen to this. It is not right."

Kellie Harrington was quizzed by journalist Shane Hannon about now-deleted tweets that appeared to share anti-immigration sentiments.

I engaged privately with a number of people who were hurt by my tweet and I apologised to them. How this came across is not reflective of me as a person or my thoughts,” she added. As a sportswomen I am proud to say I am all about community, inclusion and diversity,” she added. In it, Political Commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek spoke about a 12-year-old in France who had been reportedly murdered, claiming that young girls were being “sacrificed on the altar of mass migration”. With Hannon explaining that he was just doing his job, the boxer advised him to “Let it go”. [Kellie Harrington](https://gcn.ie/smyth-harrington-freedom-of-dublin/) has issued a statement after receiving backlash for failing to answer questions about a now-deleted social media post that featured anti-immigration rhetoric.