Dramatic scenes as Taoiseach sacks Barry Cowen

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There were dramatic scenes in Leinster House on Tuesday night as Micheál Martin announced he had sacked Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen.

The Laois-Offaly TD had been asked by the Taoiseach to present himself for questions before the Dáil about the circumstances of his drink-driving charge in 2016 and refused to do so.