Ireland at risk of legal action if it passes the Occupied Territories Bill, Micheál Martin says

There were testy exchanges at Dáil committee, with Sinn Féin saying delay of the bill by the Government was 'absolutely unacceptable'

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said there would need to be 'substantive' amendments to the bill, while citing the existing proposal was 'incompatible with EU law and the Constitution'.

Ireland is at risk of facing legal action if it implements the Occupied Territories Bill, Micheál Martin has said.

The Tánaiste said there would need to be “substantive” amendments to the bill, while citing the existing proposal was “incompatible with EU law and the Constitution”.