Update:
A Peter Lavelle has distanced himself from the tweets sent by the @peterlavellered Twitter account to Dónal Óg Cusack.
@donalogc @peterlavellered i would like to distance myself from this page and these comments, peterlavelle red is a hoax page targeting
— Peter Lavelle (@Heinekenhead) May 28, 2013
@donalogc @peterlavellered myself and others, it is absolutely disgusting and i have no connection with the page!
— Peter Lavelle (@Heinekenhead) May 28, 2013
Social media can be a great resource but it can also be a medium for some to spew their bile.
After Donal Óg Cusack, tweeted a picture of his dog yesterday, he received a response telling him that he had let his parents and the people of Cork down due to his sexual preference.
Although it's probably best to just ignore trolls like this, Donal Óg responded courteously, certainly a lot more than the tweeter deserved.
Further homophobic tweets followed in return to the former Cork hurler's tweet.
It seems that this tweeter has a thing for trolling sports stars with Cillian Sheridan, Rafa Nadal and Eamonn O'Hara also being the recipients of his hostility.
He does appear to be a big Roger Federer fan though
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