Mr Tayto has broken its silence on social media following the controversial 'sad cartoon' that was posted after RTE presenter Gay Byrne passed away.
The crisp company made headlines when they deleted a tweet depicting a sad Mr Tayto with the caption: "It's a sad day for the nation. Rest in peace Gay."
There was national outrage with people saying that the tweet was insensitive but tensions were calmed on Thursday morning when Gaybo's daughter spoke out about the tweet.
Since that comment, Mr Tayto has roared back onto our timelines with another photo showing the cartoon blowing a kiss with three love hearts beside the besuited figure's hand. No text accompanies the tweet.
The tweet breaks a silence of some three days, during which debate had raged over whether the now-deleted post was appropriate or not.
It had read: "It's a sad day for the Nation (sic). Rest in peace Gay."
Earlier, former RTE and 4FM radio presenter Gareth O'Callaghan wrote a lengthy defence of the post on Facebook, describing it as "poignant and cute in a harmless, heartfelt way".
He concluded: "I know for sure that Gay would be having such a laugh today at the debate that has broken out over the comments of a cheese and onion crisp. Makes me want to laugh and cry."
And Gay Byrne's daughter Crona responded, saying: "Gareth, well said as always.
"I certainly don't have an issue with the post from Mr Tayto and I certainly don't think that dad would have had either!!"
