A soccer club in the Republic has apologised for a social media post showing a player who killed a man in a crash holding a ‘stop’ sign while accompanied by the song ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’.
The Instagram post by Galway United showed Ed McCarthy holding a traffic ‘stop’ sign as part of a campaign previewing the new League of Ireland season.
Mr McCarthy was convicted in 2020 after admitting dangerous driving causing the death of a father-of-two, and was handed a two-year suspended sentence and a seven-year driving ban.
The social media post featured the 2001 track by Sophie Ellis-Baxter, ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, and prompted complaints from users.
The club removed the post, and a spokesperson said: “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.”
