Minister of State Thomas Byrne conceded that his party has to have “difficult conversations” in the wake of its disastrous presidential election campaign, but said that Fianna Fáil cannot afford division. So I think we really need to come together as a party,” Mr Byrne said. Asked about Mr Lahart’s claim that a modern political party can’t afford “errors of judgement,” Mr Byrne said that a “a modern political party can’t afford division”. Mr Byrne said he didn’t detect a “groundswell” of criticism towards Mr Martin. “No matter what is done, it’s going to take a long time for Fianna Fáil to recover,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times October 27, 2025 21:49 UTC