Peter Casey insists there’s nothing offensive in what he’s said about Travellers.
The businessman’s been accused of making racist remarks about members of the community after his comments about a number of Traveller families in Thurles.
It led him to consider his position in the race over the weekend – but he now says he won’t pull out ahead of Friday’s election.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was among those criticising Peter Casey’s remarks.
But he doesn’t believe anything he’s said could be considered racist.