Richard Boyd Barrett has appealed to parties that take a left-wing stance to put up a "united front". He also criticised the Labour party's past record, claiming the party's history is a "test case of the disastrous consequences of repeatedly propping up Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael". Mr Boyd Barrett was also asked whether he believes a left-wing government could deliver on the policy pledges that have been made by the different parties. "The problem at the moment is that a lot of people left the construction industry because they saw the boom-slump cycle. "We need, in our view, a State construction and local authority-led approach to these things - where construction workers know they will have some overtime income and employment security."

Source: Irish Examiner January 30, 2020 13:18 UTC