Green Party leader Eamon Ryan faced an “intense showdown” with Government TDs over his handling of the proposed plan to ban the commercial sale of smoky fuels, including turf.
Backbench TDs from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael met with Minister Ryan at two separate meetings on Tuesday evening.
At the Fine Gael meeting, a number of rural TDs including Michael Ring, Joe Carey and the Deputy Government chief whip, Brendan Griffin “stuck into” Minister Ryan.