Fistfight between Ganley and De Rossa ‘narrowly avoided’

STEP aside Bernard Dunne: rumours abounded that the battle over the Lisbon Treaty nearly ended in fisticuffs between Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa and Libertas leader Declan Ganley.

It is understood Mr Ganley and Mr De Rossa almost came to blows following an explosive exchange in the aftermath of Newstalk’s The Wide Angle programme yesterday afternoon.

Once the programme went off air it is understood the two men engaged in a slanging match and name-calling flew back and forth.