Taoiseach escapes Dáil questioning on IRA army council

Opposition parties are to be denied an opportunity to question the Taoiseach in the Dáil today about the make-up of the IRA army council.

Bertie Ahern and Justice Minister Michael McDowell are believed to have clashed over Minister McDowell's decision to accuse named Sinn Féin politicians of being members of the IRA's army council.