Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath has said the leader of Independent Ireland is a second traitor named Michael Collins from West Cork in a heated exchange which saw both men separated by a Leinster House official.
The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, came after tense scenes in the Dáil as the Government pushed through controversial changes to the speaking rights rules.
When Mr McGrath left the chamber on Tuesday, he had a heated exchange with Mr Collins which required a Dáil usher to get between the two men.
Multiple sources in Leinster House said Mr McGrath compared Mr Collins to Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, describing both as traitors from West Cork.
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