Michael Lowry says opposition behaved in 'juvenile and despicable manner'

Mr Lowry, a former Fine Gael minister, was previously found by a tribunal to have behaved in a manner that was 'profoundly corrupt'

Tipperary TD Michael Lowry. File picture: PA

The opposition have behaved in a “juvenile and despicable” manner, according to an independent TD at the centre of a dispute on speaking rights.

Michael Lowry acted as a key negotiator for a bloc of independent TDs that agreed to support the formation of a Government with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.