As social media users fell upon Kevin Myers' recent column in horror, and wasted no time dubbing the journalist both 'misogynistic' and 'anti-Semitic', the Jewish council in Ireland have come to the defence of the former Sunday Times columnist.

In a statement, the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland acknowledged Myers' 'error of judgement', but insisted that the headlines which have circulating in the wake of his recent column have been wholly misleading.

Jewish Council of Ireland has taken a very conciliatory approach about Kevin Myers article which they must be congratulated for.

— Richard Grogan & Ass (@GroganRichard) July 31, 2017

"More than any other Irish journalist he has written columns about details of the Holocaust over the last three decades that would not otherwise have been known by a substantial Irish audience," the statement read.

"The knee-jerk responses from those outside Ireland appear to care little for facts and pass on (along with some media outlets) falsehoods about his previous writings without verification."

"This has been exacerbated by a thoroughly misleading headline being sent around the world that is wholly unrepresentative of the article to which it refers."

While acknowledging the press and public's reaction to the recent article, the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland expressed concern over the aspersions which have been cast over his previous articles.

"It is understandable that there is a strong response to, and rejection of, Kevin Myers’ article but it is wrong that misconceptions and misinformation be circulated about his previous writings," they opined.

"Kevin Myers inadvertently stumbled into an anti-Semitic trope. Yes, Kevin ought to have known that his bringing the religion of the two BBC presenters into his writings on Sunday would cause concern and upset and that it was both unnecessary and bound to be misunderstood."

The Jewish Council of Ireland has come out to defend Kevin Myers. He has a very long history of defending Israel. Nobody did their homework

— Edmund Kearns (@EdmundKearns1) July 31, 2017

As articles, columns and social media postings devote time to dissecting Myers' recent remarks, the Council are keen to debunk the idea that Myers is innately anti-Semitic.

"But the larger picture is that Kevin, who up until now was a respected columnist, has a particular curmudgeonly, cranky, idiosyncratic style."

"We, who have been reading Kevin’s work over many years and those who know him personally, know that while this was a real error of judgement on his part, also know that he is not an anti-Semite."