O’Dea ‘threat to stability’

THE leader of the Green Party has said the stability of the Government would have been under threat if former Defence Minister Willie O’Dea had not stepped down.

Speaking in Cork, John Gormley gave a further insight into the meeting he held with the Taoiseach on Thursday evening ahead of the formal announcement that Mr O’Dea had resigned.

“Obviously the precise content of any conversation with the Taoiseach has to remain confidential but what I can say to you is that I outlined our concerns in detail and I indicated to the Taoiseach that in my view, Minister O’Dea’s position was untenable and the stability of the Government would be under threat as a consequence and it would prove a real distraction,” he said.