Foul-mouthed Gogarty saved by 1947 Dáil ‘fracas’

GREEN TD Paul Gogarty won’t face further sanction over his foul-mouthed outburst in the Dáil – thanks to the precedent set following a “fracas” between TDs in 1947.

Mr Gogarty made headline news last December after turning to Labour TD Emmet Stagg in the Dáil and shouting: “Fuck you Deputy Stagg. Fuck you.”

Although Mr Gogarty immediately apologised, several TDs felt he should have been suspended from the House, and the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges – which oversees conduct in the parliament – launched an investigation.