Varadkar disappointed by dissention

A Government minister has compared the expulsion of Fine Gael TDs for their revolt against contentious abortion legislation to a death in a family.

Varadkar disappointed by dissention
Wed, 03 Jul, 2013 - 17:40

A Government minister has compared the expulsion of Fine Gael TDs for their revolt against contentious abortion legislation to a death in a family.

As Peter Mathews, Terence Flanagan, Brian Walsh and Billy Timmins face being kicked off Oireachtas committees, Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said he was disappointed by their dissention.

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