Paul Murphy uses Dáil privilege to criticise Taoiseach's new 'spin doctor'

Solidarity-PBP TD Paul Murphy criticised the appointment today in the Dáil. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been attacked in the Dáil for hiring a "spin doctor" who previously worked for an organisation "renowned for its racism, sexism, and the disgusting lies it told about the Hillsborough disaster".

Solidarity-PBP TD Paul Murphy made a number of accusations under Dáil privilege about the Government's new press secretary, Paul Clarkson, who previously worked for The Sun, both in Ireland and the UK.