Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said he won't be lectured to by a Labour Junior Minister and described the criticism of him as tomfoolery.
Labour's Ged Nash accused Mr Adams of tying himself in knots about Sinn Féin's tax proposals during an interview with RTÉ's Sean O'Rourke this morning.
Mr Adams said has no fear about clarifying the marginal tax rate which was about making those who can pay most pay most.
In Monkstown @GerryAdamsSF says he wasn't on the ropes on the marginal tax rate when in the ring with @TodaySOR pic.twitter.com/IbO8uISQsX
— Samantha Libreri (@SamanthaLibreri) February 18, 2016
And he said that SIPTU had made a mistake in telling their members to vote for Labour given what he said was their record in betraying the working classes
He said there's a growing panic among the other parties and they were trying to get people to decide how to vote through fear.
Gerry Adams was speaking during a visit to the Mounttown Community Facility in Monkstown in South Dublin with candidate Cllr Shane O'Brien
There he got into the ring but landed no punches during a meeting with Monkstown Boxing Club
He told the young boxers that he had boxed with a club in the Shankill Road during his youth, but said he wasn't very good as his glasses kept getting broken.
He said the sport was excellent for character building and commended their mentors for the training and discipline they were giving them.
