McDowell forced to make second apology in 24 hours

The Minister for Justice was this evening been forced to make his second apology in 24 hours.

This morning, he apologised for comparing Fine Gael's Richard Bruton to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.

This evening, a row broke out in the Dáil when the Green Party called on the Minister to apologise for remarks made in the House two weeks ago.

On that occasion, Michael McDowell had said that those who smashed the windows of the PDs during the Dublin riots were likely to be supporters of the Green Party.

Party leader Trevor Sargent angrily sought an apology and in the end, Michael McDowell withdrew his remarks.