TD threatens libel for report on Dáil paedophile inquiry

A FINE Gael TD and his Dáil running mates were last night embroiled in a row which could see them on opposite sides in a libel battle.

Clare deputy Pat Breen has threatened legal action against the Irish Examiner over the reporting of a parliamentary question he tabled on the possible early release of a convicted paedophile.

The article quoted Mr Breen’s Fine Gael running mate in Clare, former senator, Cllr Madeleine Taylor Quinn, criticising him over the Oireachtas question.