WATCH: In angry Dáil exchanges Taoiseach urges Micheál Martin to withdraw Máire Whelan remarks

The Taoiseach has asked Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to "withdraw " remarks which he made about Máire Whelan in the Dáil.

The Taoiseach has asked Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to "withdraw " remarks which he made about Máire Whelan in the Dáil, writes Elaine Loughlin.

It comes after Mr Martin made a highly personal attack on the former Attorney General in the Dáil yesterday, claiming she is no match to some previous judicial appointments.