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Lenihan withdraws ‘fascist’ slur against FG TD

The Minister of State for Integration has been forced to withdraw remarks he made in the Dáil last night describing a Fine Gael TD as a fascist.

Lenihan withdraws ‘fascist’ slur against FG TD

Thu, 30 Oct, 2008 - 12:38

The Minister of State for Integration has been forced to withdraw remarks he made in the Dáil last night describing a Fine Gael TD as a fascist.

During yesterday's debate on the education cutbacks, Conor Lenihan appeared to refer to Leo Varadkar as a fascist.

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