County Kildare , Ireland ( CNN ) -- The mayor of a town in Ireland has resigned and faces a possible police investigation after saying he would no longer represent people of black African origin . Councillor Darren Scully was Mayor of Naas in County Kildare , near the Irish capital , Dublin . Interviewed on local radio Tuesday morning , Scully said he had decided not to represent black Africans because of their `` aggressive '' attitude to him . `` I have been met with aggressiveness , I have been met with bad manners , '' he claimed . `` I have also been played the race card - it 's been said 'Oh yeah , you will help white people , but you do n't help black people ' . '' The then mayor continued : `` After a while I made a decision that I was just not going to take on representations from black Africans , that I would be very courteous to them and I would pass on their query to other public representatives who would take their concerns . '' Members of other political parties called for Scully to resign and Tuesday evening he did just that . He issued the following statement : `` I wish to apologise unreservedly for my remarks on 4FM and KFM . I realise they have caused deep hurt and offence in all communities and in all sectors of society . `` I have been proud to be Mayor of Naas and to represent all the people of the town . However , as a result of the upset that I have caused , I feel it is appropriate that I step down from this position . '' Earlier , political rivals Sinn Fein had accused him of being racist , but in his statement Scully denied the claim . He said : `` I realise now that my remarks were open to an interpretation that I did not intend . I abhor racism in all its forms . '' Naas Town Council had called a special meeting for Tuesday evening to discuss the controversy , but Scully resigned just ahead of it . The now ex-mayor is a member of the main party in the Irish coalition government - Fine Gael - but said he was expressing personal views . The party agreed - Fine Gael issued this statement : `` The views expressed by Cllr Scully do not reflect the views of Fine Gael and they are not party policy . `` Fine Gael is an inclusive party and we are trying to build a country that caters for all . '' A lawmaker with the junior partners in the coalition government , Aodhan O Riordain of the Labour Party , said he had reported the matter to Irish police with a view to prosecution . O Riordain branded Scully 's comments `` outrageous '' and said they could be considered as incitement to hatred . The Irish census of 2006 showed there were 1,862 people of African origin living in Kildare out of a population in the county of 186,335 , according to the Central Statistics Office in Dublin . Naas has a total population of just over 20,000 . Local people told CNN Tuesday that race relations in the town are good and they were `` really surprised '' a local representative would make such comments .
Irish Mayor Darren Scully resigns after saying he could no longer represent people of black African origin . He said the black people were aggressive towards him and accused him of not standing up for them . As a result , he said on Twitter , he had decided to actually stop representing them . Opposition parties demanded he step down as Mayor of Naas .