Taoiseach and Tánaiste hit back at Sinn Féin's claim they misled Dáil over Israeli flights

Taoiseach Simon Harris said of the Sinn Féin leader: 'I think she’s misleading people by talking about misleading.'

(Left to right) President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin during the opening session at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday. Picture: Maxwell’s

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have hit back at suggestions from Sinn Féin that they misled the Dáil in relation to flights carrying Israeli weapons in Irish airspace.

A Department of Transport inquiry has found that nine flights passed over Ireland, either destined for Israel or Israeli munitions companies, which it is believed carried weapons of war.