‘Big two’ parties dismiss Labour call for TV debate

FIANNA FÁIL and Fine Gael have dismissed Labour leader Eamon Gilmore’s call for a televised debate before next month’s elections.

Mr Gilmore said he had never seen such concentration on issues of national importance in any previous set of local, European and by-elections.

As a result, there should be a pre-election debate on these issues involving the main party leaders, he argued.