Senior TDs round on O’Donoghue over expenses

EMBATTLED Dáil Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue was last night under mounting pressure to fully explain his “disgusting” expenses bill and unreservedly apologise for it.

Senior TDs finally broke ranks and rounded on Mr O’Donoghue after a long-awaited statement from him, regarding the more than €500,000 taxpayers forked out for his often lavish travel arrangements while Arts and Tourism Minister, was branded totally inadequate.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny insisted a letter from him to TDs did not go far enough and a full public apology was now needed.