North Ayrshire Council leader refuses to back down over 'shameful' jibe at fellow councillor
North Ayrshire Council's leader Joe Cullinane has refused to back down over comments he made in a meeting earlier this summer.Councillor Ian Murdoch asked the local authority's leader to consider apologising when he branded a colleague's conduct "shameful".But defiant Councillor Cullinane refused to withdraw the remarks he made about Saltcoats councillor Ronnie McNicol, back in June.He made the jibe at a special meeting of North Ayrshire Council, where councillors discussed the new Ardrossan campus plan.And at the first full meeting of the authority following the summer recess last week, North Coast and Cumbraes Independent, councillor Murdoch, raised the matter.He tabled a written question to be raised during the meeting, asking: "Does the