FF row as activist calls for sacking of minister

AN EXPLOSIVE row at the heart of Fianna Fáil turned ugly last night as Transport Minister Noel Dempsey was embroiled in a bitter war of words with a member of the party’s top brass.

Fianna Fáil National Executive Committee (NEC) member Jerry Beades branded Mr Dempsey a “failed minister” and demanded he resign.

The row erupted at a meeting of the party’s NEC in which Mr Dempsey made personal remarks about Mr Beades.