Varadkar and Healy-Rae trade 'looking down your nose at me' barbs in Dáil row

The argument erupted during Leaders' Questions after Michael Healy-Rae raised the issue of a proposed liquified natural gas facility in North Kerry

The Kerry TD accused the Tánaiste of thinking he was a 'big shot', which Mr Varadkar characterised as 'not nice'. File picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae both laid accusations of "looking down their nose" at each other in a Dáil row.

Mr Varadkar and Mr Healy-Rae had the argument during Leaders' Questions on Tuesday after Mr Healy-Rae raised the issue of a proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) facility in North Kerry. He said after Mr Varadkar had voiced opposition to the project, Fine Gael TDs and councillors had raced to Tarbert to "stand on the landbank" and support the project.