Irish journalist Kevin Myers has come in for some heavy criticism on Twitter following a comment made in a Sunday Times column.

In an article titled "Sorry, ladies — equal pay has to be earned," Myers discussed the recent response to the disparity in pay across genders at the BBC. Myers noted that Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz, two of the better-paid women at the British state broadcaster, are Jewish. He went on to write, "Jews are not generally noted for their insistence on selling their talent for the lowest possible price." The comment appears to have sparked a severe backlash on Twitter, with many tweeting their disapproval for Myers' take. https://twitter.com/sweetoblivion26/status/891570304023220224 https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/891575063383822337 https://twitter.com/karlusss/status/891583537706655745 https://twitter.com/FelicityMorse/status/891580401445163008 https://twitter.com/PeterKGeoghegan/status/891583773011300352 TheTimes.co.uk has now removed the original article from their website, and have now released a statement on the incident. Martin Ivens, Editor of The Sunday Times, has issued an apology for comments made by Irish journalist Kevin Myers in today's Irish edition of The Sunday Times. In a statement posted to The Sunday Times' Twitter account, Ivens wrote, "The comments in a column by Kevin Myers in today's Irish edition of The Sunday Times were unacceptable and should not have been published." "It has been taken down and we sincerely apologise both for the remarks and the error of judgement that led to publication." https://twitter.com/thesundaytimes/status/891604702181416960