Dara Murphy: Grandmother upset over ‘banter’

A Fine Gael junior minister has denied allegations that he told a 72-year-old woman she was an example of the “whingers” referenced by Taoiseach Enda Kenny last weekend.

Cork North Central TD Dara Murphy rejected the claims made by Mary O’Brien on local radio stations yesterday morning.

Ms O’Brien, who is retired from the Cope Foundation, yesterday claimed that Mr Murphy made the remarks following an encounter with his canvass team in Mayfield on Cork’s northside on Monday.