Micheál Martin accused Pearse Doherty TD of spreading falsehoods about his travel arrangements. He clarified that the decision to return via Toronto posed no additional costs and maintained the final travel costs would be disclosed later. Martin stated that claims about reasons for rescheduling due to the hurling match were incorrect. He emphasized that his travel plans were made independently of the match schedule, and security concerns had been considered in selecting flight routes. He criticized the implications regarding the safety of accompanying media.
The story was "unequivocally and categorically" wrong, he said, because the Cork v Dublin All-Ireland hurling semi-final was due to begin at 5pm.
Mr Martin said: "It's a nonsense story. It is important that the context is made very clear. The story is suggesting there was a rescheduling to do with the match. There wasn't."
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