The garda at the centre of a has reportedly apologised to the Travelling community.
The , pending an internal probe, after the footage surfaced online last Friday.
The clip, which , was slammed as "appalling" by Traveller support group Pavee Point.
However, co-founder of the organisation Martin Collins has revealed an apology from the garda has been accepted.
He told the Irish Times: "He put his hands up and acknowledged he did something hurtful. We accepted the apology.
“We don’t see any value is destroying someone’s career. He understands what he did was hurtful."
The garda and a Dublin Fire Brigade worker were ahead of a charity boxing match - which is believed to have raised over €50,000.
The garda can be seen -who have been known to goad their opponents in the same way.
Pavee Point confirmed to the Irish Mirror it met with Commissioner Drew Harris on Monday.
A spokeswoman added: "This was a positive meeting and we are confident that Garda internal procedures will deal effectively with this issue."
Prior to the meeting, the group on Monday said it hoped to meet Mr Harris to “discuss the issue further” – but didn't insist upon the officer’s sacking.
Mr Collins told the Irish Mirror: “We obviously cannot pre-empt the outcome of any investigation but we believe any response has to be proportionate.
“In this particular instance, Pavee Point will not be seeking that the garda concerned would be dismissed.
“We would be calling for a public apology and for the Garda to come in and have a conversation with Travellers in Pavee Point and that he would also undergo some anti-racism and human rights training.
"In fact, anti-racism and human rights training needs to be embedded in the training curriculum in Templemore College.
“This would go somewhere towards dealing with the underbelly of racism in An Garda Siochana.”
The Irish Mirror has contacted An Garda Siochana for an update into the investigation.
