It happened at around 3:00pm on Thursday during a break in a debate on changes to Ireland's abortion laws. It was captured on the Dáil's camera. The footage shows Tom Barry pulling Áine Collins on to his lap and Ms Collins getting up and walking away after a few seconds.
"I have apologised to Áine Collins and she graciously and immediately accepted my apology. No excuses, I just shouldn't have done it." The incident happened as TDs gathered in the chamber before a vote was due to take place. Ms Collins, the TD for Cork North West, was seen talking to Mr Barry, the representative for Cork East. They were both elected to the Dáil for the first time in 2011.
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Mr Barry then grabbed Ms Collins and put her on his lap, while appearing to talk to her. After a few seconds she got up and walked away up some stairs in the chamber. A spokeswoman for Fine Gael said: "The incident was inappropriate and shouldn't have happened."
2 comments:
Even after yesterday's vote, hate for women is still enshrined in law in the Irish Republic so it comes as no surprise that this scumbag thinks it's acceptable to behave in such a fashion.
What does a man have to do to a woman to actually get punished.
This is very sad.
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