A retiring Labour TD has admitted his party "will not be in the next Government" due to its election 2016 meltdown, insisting the "onus" is on Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to form a stable coalition.

A Labour TD who was temporarily expelled from the party over her support for an opposition fatal foetal abnormality abortion bill has said she has been targeted with abusive letters and anonymous phone calls for her views.