Union officials 'had a quiet giggle' about military chiefs' fears over ICTU affiliation with PDForra

A senior Irish Congress of Trade Unions official has said he and colleagues had a "giggle" over claims that allowing PDForra to affiliate with it was a threat to national security.

“I think myself and colleagues in Congress had a quiet giggle to ourselves when we were described as an organisation that threatens national security, if only that were the case,” ICTU industrial officer Liam Berney told PDForra's annual conference.