Taoiseach warns Fianna Fáil ‘plotters’

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has warned potential plotters in Fianna Fáil that he will take them on one by one if they launch a challenge to his leadership.

Following the public disagreement by several backbenchers and ministers with Government policy on key issues in recent weeks, Mr Ahern warned Fianna Fáil TDs and senators that he would not tolerate dissent.

The Fianna Fáil leader issued the stern warning during an outburst at the party’s parliamentary party meeting on December 2.