Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader clash on eviction ban in 'unedifying' scenes

Mary Lou McDonald said decision 'shows that the Government is not on the side of hard-pressed renters' and lacked 'basic intelligence and cop-on' to not make the housing crisis worse

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the Taoiseach of 'showing up' for investment funds, but not renters, by deciding to let the ban on no-fault evictions lapse at the end of the month.

Leo Varadkar and Mary Lou McDonald clashed on the eviction ban in scenes the Labour leader called "unedifying" on Wednesday.

The Sinn Féin leader had accused the Taoiseach of "showing up" for investment funds, but not renters, by deciding to let the ban on no-fault evictions lapse at the end of the month.