Hain accused of insulting Dáil

Northern Secretary Peter Hain was today accused of insulting the Dáil after he and his officials criticised a debate on the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.

The Irish Government and Opposition parties in the Dáil united last night behind a motion accusing the British government of going back on a pledge to hold an independent inquiry into allegations of security force collusion in the 1989 murder by loyalists of the Belfast solicitor.