Unions should ‘hang their heads in shame’

Unions who recommend the new Croke Park deal to members should “hang their heads in shame”, Sinn Féin has warned.

The party’s deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the Government of “bottling it” by forcing the low paid to take the bulk of the pain.

“We are asking people now who are already struggling to take another hit, I think that is nothing short of disgraceful.