Momentblazing row breaks out between former Cabinet colleaguesin election debate as TD accused of throwing insults [Video]

AN OUTGOING minister accused a former Cabinet colleague of “throwing insults” after a major row broke out on air during an election debate.

Appearing on The Tonight Show on Virgin Media One on Tuesday, outgoing Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Fine Gael’s Hildegarde Naughton stunned viewers when they began a shouting match.

Fine Gael minister Paschal Donohoe released a statement on Tuesday criticising Fianna Fail’s manifesto as “a lot to be desired”.

On the Virgin Media’s Tonight Show, Fianna Fail TD Chambers and Fine Gael’s Deputy Naughton both called each other “disingenuous” in a debate on policy proposals.

When criticising the high figures Fianna Failare promising in relation to tax …