Pressure on Wallace from independent TDs to quit group

Tax-evading TD Mick Wallace will face pressure to resign from the Dáil technical group as he delivers a defence tomorrow of his decision not to step down as a TD.

Mattie McGrath — one of the 16 members of the group made up of independent and small party TDs — said Mr Wallace has a “duty” to resign his membership.

Mr Wallace will make a statement to the Dáil tomorrow ahead of the publication of the Revenue’s quarterly list of defaulters, which will include the name of his construction company MJ Wallace Ltd.