Fianna Fáil TD Eamon O Cuív has written to party members warning them that accepting the coalition deal with Fine Gael and the Green Party will be “the beginning of the end” for Fianna Fáil. Mr O Cuív says there are alternatives to the coalition, but they have not been explored by the party leadership. Yet this now is precisely what the Fianna Fáil membership is being asked to do. “I would rather ask you, the membership of Fianna Fáil, for an opportunity to explore the alternatives that I believe would better serve Fianna Fáil and better serve Ireland,” he says. Mr O Cuív has been a long-time opponent of party leader Micheál Martin, and favours a coalition with Sinn Féin.

Source: The Irish Times June 19, 2020 15:56 UTC