Fianna Fáil moves to protect Bertie on constituency plan
Details in the Irish Examiner yesterday of submissions to the independent body responsible for setting the boundaries caused tension in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, as party headquarters did not inform TD’s or members of proposed changes in their areas.
The Constituency Commission sided with Bertie Ahern in the ‘Battle of the Tolka’ with his brother Noel Ahern over the possible carve-up of the Taoiseach’s Drumcondra power base. The revelation of a letter yesterday from the Taoiseach’s constituency office calling for no adjustments in the area led to calls for the Commission to be held to account for its final recommendations. The Taoiseach is renowned for the control he wields over his constituency organisation, yet the local Fianna Fáil official, in whose name the letter was sent from St Luke’s in Drumcondra, said the party grassroots acted independently.
