'I made a mistake' - Finian McGrath explains how his Fianna Fáil election prediction was made public

Retiring Minister Finian McGrath has said he thought he was talking in a “private capacity” with a journalist when he suggested Fianna Fáil will win the General Election.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr McGrath said there was never any intention to deliberately be disloyal to the Government or Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who he said has been be extremely supportive of him.