Angry ministers round on Greens

ANGRY exchanges in yesterday’s cabinet meeting saw Fianna Fáil ministers round on their Green Party colleagues who were accused of damaging the country and treacherous behaviour for their announcement on Monday that they would pull out of Government.

In what was described as a “stormy cabinet meeting” none of the Fianna Fáil ministers held back in their criticism of Environment Minister John Gormley and Communications Minister Eamon Ryan, according to a senior Government source.

The Green ministers made the announcement on Monday morning that they would pull out of coalition with Fianna Fáil if an election was not held by the end of January.