Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade Orwell-themed barbs in mica debate

Micheál Martin criticised Mary Lou McDonald for engaging in "double-think" in relation to the concrete levy

Taoiseach Micheal Martin claimed that Sinn Féin are "on both sides all of the time". Photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The Taoiseach has insisted that some contribution will have to be made to the "extraordinary expenditure" on the mica redress scheme.

During testy exchanges in the Dáil, the Micheál Martin accused Mary Lou McDonald of "making it up as you go along," and compared Sinn Féin's policy to George Orwell's 1984.