Micheál Martin denies equating sex assault allegations in Defence Forces with trips and falls 

Tánaiste Micheál Martin and an Irish delegation meeting with China's vice-president Han Zheng and Chinese officials on his visit to Beijing.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said he is “disappointed” at the assertion by the Women of Honour (WoH) group that he is seeking to equate allegations of sexual assault within the Defence Forces to slips and trips in the workplace.

Speaking to reporters in Beijing, Mr Martin said he was “surprised” by the reaction from the group and said the use of the phrase “trips, slips and falls” in a letter to them was legal advice.