Nazi jibe to crime bill: McDowell’s latest row

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell was plunged into fresh controversy last night when the opposition reacted furiously to his plans to introduce a huge raft of late amendments to tough criminal justice legislation.

An abject apology to Richard Bruton yesterday was seen as having drawn a line under his outburst the previous day, when he had likened the Fine Gael TD to Joseph Goebbels.

However, within minutes of Mr McDowell crossing the Dáil chamber to shake hands with Mr Bruton, a new row had erupted over the Criminal Justice Bill.